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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

savoured his beer, memories flooded Leo’s mind of the moments when Maggie had been his saviour.

days, she possessed a grace that seemed distant yet luminous, akin

she asked,

as he struggled to stand amidst

found her

Food Snatcher

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

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

deepened, beads of sweat trickling down his face.

her eyes bright and unflinching, undeterred by the blood

know what kind of kids they prefer in orphanages?” she

mute, the torment of his fractured bones engulfing

ones. They won’t even feed bread crusts to

gritted his teeth, squeezing his eyes shut

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

out a bag of warm buns.

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

current condition, but the

thief. But with a few nice words, I’ll gladly hand them over. I might even consider

the point? You can’t even handle a twig, let alone a blade or bullet. Are you daft?” she teased.

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

had purchased five buns, and two remained

might convince her to hand over the last two buns.

mother had vanished for five days, and every cent in his pocket came from his hard–earned job. He was accused of stealing another’s work and endured a brutal beating.

gnawed with

pondered how to plead for help, but in the blink of an eye,

heading out. Farewell, she/bid politely, yet coldly.

her past actions, Leo chuckled softly, marveling