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.

of

of the moments when

seemed

yourself into trouble?” she

at her interference, pushing her away as he struggled to stand amidst the pool of blood, snapping.

found her naivety and

236 Food

through him, sending him into a cold sweat and

commented, “Stubborn as a mule. No wonder you keep landing in trouble.”

beads of sweat trickling down his face.

eyes bright and unflinching, undeterred

kids they prefer in orphanages?” she

stayed mute, the torment of his fractured

even feed bread crusts to children like you,” Maggie declared earnestly.

squeezing his eyes shut

darkness that matched

teased, holding out a

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

condition, but the girl caught on with just one look. “Thinking

a few nice words, I’ll gladly hand them over. I might even consider bringing it

You can’t even handle a twig, let alone a blade or bullet. Are you

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

five buns, and two

convince her

came from his hard–earned job. He was accused of stealing another’s work and endured a

gnawed with

throat as he pondered how to plead for help, but in the blink of an eye, she

she/bid politely, yet coldly.

actions, Leo chuckled softly, marveling at