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.

every gesture of affection exacted

mind of the moments when Maggie had been

a grace that seemed distant yet luminous, akin

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

as he struggled to stand amidst the

cautious as a leopard, he found her naivety

Food

him, sending him into a cold sweat and forcing him

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

beads of sweat

him, her eyes bright and

they

stayed mute, the torment of his fractured

bread crusts to children like you,”

squeezing his eyes shut against the

from the rest, a girl with a darkness that matched

hungry?” Maggie teased, holding out

couldn’t deny the allure of the hot, fragrant buns, even

but the girl caught

forever be just a thief. But with a few nice words, I’ll gladly hand them over. I might even consider bringing it to

ever. What’s the point? You can’t even handle a twig, let alone a blade or bullet. Are

on the bun. Leo quietly tallied how many she devoured. One, two, three. Her pace slowed down,

buns,

convince her to hand over the last two buns.

had vanished for five days, and every cent in his pocket came from his hard–earned job. He was accused of stealing

gnawed

to plead for help, but in the blink of an eye, she rose and tossed the

Farewell, she/bid politely,

chuckled