The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 1232

Ronald had always been the cool type, a trait Kari had long since gotten used to.

Pointing at something in her textbook she didn't quite get, Ronald leaned in, his voice a whisper as he explained.

Two years her senior, Ronald at seventeen had quickly shed his boyish frame. Seemingly overnight, he had grown tall and lanky, now awkwardly folded onto a tiny couch that seemed too small for him. Kari sat cross-legged on the floor, pencil in hand, tracing Ronald's thought process step by step.

From his vantage point, Ronald could easily study her profile.

Kari was young, with fair skin that made her side profile strikingly beautiful.

Ronald shifted back, his voice taking on a huskier tone.

Oblivious, Kari continued, her slightly too-tight school uniform lifting to reveal a sliver of her delicate waist as she raised her arms.

It was blindingly white.

Ronald felt a jolt, quickly averting his gaze.

Just as he was about to speak, Willa emerged from the kitchen. "Kari, clear the coffee table, will ya? Dinner's almost ready."

"Got it," Kari replied quickly.

After finishing her homework and tidying up the coffee table, Kari noticed Ronald hadn't touched the strawberries. She picked a few and held them to his mouth. "Try these, they're really good." She loved strawberries.

The good ones were pricy, but Willa always bought the less perfect ones for cheaper. They tasted just the same.

fingers brushed against hers as he accepted the strawberries, sending a shock through him, his ears turning red as

Kari just grinned.

again, and Kari quickly served up dinner, piling Ronald's plate high with mashed potatoes, secretly worried he wouldn't get enough to

cook, and she had outdone herself with several dishes tonight,

since Ronald had tasted

again. "Ronald, feel free to come over anytime. We might not have much, but there's always enough

her soup, her eyes squinting in satisfaction.

playfully tapped her daughter's nose. "You little

noticed that the front door seemed

and her

nearby hardware store, purchasing the best lock and a security

handed her the chain. "Make sure

"Okay."

shaken upon realizing the lock

sive

Ronald profusely, stuffing his pockets with Cookies before

Ronald found his mom, Calista, passed out on the

her up and placed

youth, but the

the kitchen, preparing a

books, he took a shower and

he was met with Calista's guilty

"Try to drink