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

Leo’s mind of the moments

seemed distant yet luminous, akin to a glowing

you keep getting yourself into trouble?” she asked, a touch of exasperation in her tone.

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

found her naivety and acquiescence irksome.

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through him, sending him into a cold sweat and forcing him to crumple once again.

pursed her lips, arching an eyebrow as she observed. She commented, “Stubborn as a mule. No wonder you keep landing

deepened, beads of sweat trickling

bright and unflinching, undeterred by the blood

what kind of kids they prefer

torment of his fractured bones

bread crusts to children like you,” Maggie declared

teeth, squeezing his eyes shut against the

a darkness that matched his own, a depth that drew him in.

teased, holding out a bag of warm

allure of the hot, fragrant buns, even though

the buns in his current condition, but the girl caught on with just one look. “Thinking about snatching

words, I’ll gladly hand them over. I might even

What’s the point? You can’t even handle a twig, let alone

nibbled on the bun. Leo quietly tallied how many she devoured. One, two, three. Her pace slowed down, showing that she was almost full.

five buns,

words of kindness might convince her to hand

every cent in his pocket came from his

gnawed with

how to plead for help, but in the

out. Farewell, she/bid

actions, Leo chuckled