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 a

Leo’s mind of

possessed a grace that seemed distant yet luminous,

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

stand amidst the pool of blood, snapping. “Stay out of it, just leave me be.”

he found her naivety and

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cold sweat and forcing him to crumple once again.

an eyebrow as she observed. She commented,

beads of sweat trickling down his

eyes bright and unflinching, undeterred

know what kind of kids they prefer in

the torment of his

bread crusts to

squeezing his eyes

darkness that matched his own, a depth that

holding out a bag of warm buns.

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

his current condition, but

chuckled. “Then you’ll forever be just a thief. But with a few nice words, I’ll gladly hand them over. I might even

as ever. What’s the point? You can’t even handle a twig, let alone a

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

buns, and two remained

of kindness might convince her

came from his hard–earned

stomach gnawed

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

heading out. Farewell, she/bid politely,

chuckled softly, marveling at her