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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.

comfort and every gesture of affection exacted a toll.

of the moments

she possessed a grace that seemed

into trouble?” she asked,

pushing her away as he struggled to stand amidst the pool of blood,

a leopard, he found her naivety

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sending him into a cold sweat and forcing him to crumple once

observed. She commented, “Stubborn

of sweat trickling

her eyes bright and unflinching, undeterred

of kids they

mute, the torment of his fractured bones engulfing his mind.

feed bread

teeth, squeezing his eyes shut against the pain.

a darkness that matched his own, a depth that drew

hungry?” Maggie teased, holding out a bag of warm

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

in his current condition, but the girl

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

twig, let alone a blade or bullet. Are

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

buns,

whether a few words of kindness might convince her to

cent in his pocket came from his hard–earned job. He was accused of stealing

gnawed

in the

she/bid politely, yet

her past actions, Leo chuckled softly,