Let’s start all over again,shall we?

Chapter 236 Food Snatcher

Maggie’s eyes shimmered with moisture as she gave a weak smile, shifting the conversation.

Leo shared a similar background with Maggie, yet their paths diverged.

His mother, once Joshua’s mistress, was a fleeting figure that disappeared soon in his life.

She had hoped to manipulate Joshua through Leo, using cunning ways to conceive his child.

But when she tried to leverage the child, Joshua had grown indifferent, showing no interest in the child she had schemed to bring into the world.

The woman’s efforts to manipulate Joshua blew up in her face, resulting in threats, bribes, and finally. expulsion with a stern warning.

This descent into madness left Leo to navigate a childhood marred by abuse.

In her rare moments of clarity, she’d shower him with maternal affection, but in her darker times, she’d unleash verbal and physical torment upon him.

Raised without a father and in such tumultuous conditions, Leo forged a resilient and hardened shell,

Yet, he quickly learned that sheer strength wasn’t enough without a solid support network by his side.

Hence, the lad who once frolicked in the mud mastered the art of projecting the image of a model. student, at least on the surface.

He realised that by adopting the persona of a courteous and capable individual, he could earn trust effortlessly, bypassing the necessity for physical confrontation.

Experiencing the dark side of human behaviour from an early age, he cultivated a frostier demeanour, seamlessly merging it with his natural aloofness.

His interactions were always polite, never condescending, yet his true essence remained veiled. He observed others discreetly, responding to provocation with calculated ferocity.

Similar to Maggie, he was thrust into maturity ahead of his time, relegated to the role of a supporting

character.

and every gesture of affection exacted a toll.

savoured his beer, memories flooded Leo’s mind of the moments

possessed a grace that seemed distant yet luminous, akin to a glowing moon.

keep getting yourself into trouble?” she asked, a touch of

to stand amidst the pool of blood, snapping. “Stay out of it, just

cautious as a leopard, he found her naivety and acquiescence

Food Snatcher

cold sweat and forcing

commented, “Stubborn as a mule. No wonder

glare deepened, beads of sweat trickling

knelt before him, her eyes bright and unflinching, undeterred by

kids they prefer

of his fractured bones engulfing his

They won’t even feed bread

his eyes shut against

with a darkness that

teased, holding out a bag of warm buns.

hot, fragrant buns, even though he didn’t meet her gaze.

buns in his current condition, but the

a thief. But with a few nice words, I’ll gladly hand them over. I might

can’t even handle a twig, let alone a blade or bullet. Are you daft?” she teased.

many she devoured. One, two, three. Her pace slowed down, showing that she was almost full.

purchased five buns, and two remained

a few words of kindness might convince her to hand over the last

and every cent in his pocket came from his hard–earned job. He was accused of stealing another’s work and endured

gnawed with hunger

lingered in his throat as he pondered how to plead for help, but in the blink of an eye, she rose and tossed the last two buns in

out. Farewell, she/bid politely, yet

Leo chuckled softly,