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.

gesture of affection exacted a toll.

he savoured his beer, memories flooded Leo’s mind of

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

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

away as he struggled to stand amidst the pool of blood, snapping.

found her naivety and acquiescence irksome.

Food

sending him into a cold sweat and forcing him to

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

glare deepened, beads of sweat

determined girl knelt before him, her eyes bright and unflinching, undeterred by the blood staining her skirt.

what kind of kids they prefer in orphanages?”

the torment of his fractured bones engulfing

well–behaved, sensible ones. They won’t even feed bread crusts to children like you,” Maggie

his teeth, squeezing his eyes shut against the

out from the rest, a girl with a darkness that matched

teased, holding out a

the allure of the hot, fragrant

in his current condition, but the girl caught on

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

twig, let alone

before him, Maggie casually nibbled on the bun. Leo quietly tallied how many she devoured. One, two, three. Her pace slowed down, showing that she

had purchased five buns, and two remained untouched.

might convince her to hand over

his pocket came from his hard–earned job. He

gnawed with hunger

in the blink of an eye, she rose

heading out. Farewell, she/bid

her past actions, Leo chuckled softly, marveling