The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 1237

"Kari, Ronald's gone "

With those words, Kari bolted out the door.

The moment she saw the empty room, she froze.

Everything was tidy.

The bed was made, not a speck of dust in sight.

There was a book on the desk. She walked over, picked it up, and noticed a few crumpled dollar bills.

It wasn't much.

Probably all the money Ronald had.

Willa's eyes welled up with tears at the sight of the bills, "Without Calista, how's Ronald gonna make it?"

Even though Ronald was mature for his age, he was just a teenager, around fifteen or sixteen. Without his family, how could he survive?

Kari, staring at the money, suddenly had a realization and blurted out, "Mom, I know where Ronald went. I'll go find him!" And with that, she dashed out the door again. Willa tried to respond, but was stopped by a phone call.

the weekend, and Kari searched every place Ronald might be, even the

the old factory they'd visited before. The place had been abandoned for years and was rarely

few newspapers on the ground

It was Ronald.

finding him, Kari just sat down, folding a

before leaving that morning. After hours of waiting, hunger, fatigue, and sleepiness overcame her. Leaning against the wall, she closed her eyes to rest. Some time later, the factory door creaked

"Ronald!"

jumped up, and ran to

to see Kari, instinctively stepping back,

"Why

in sweat, his handsome face showing signs of fatigue,

"Ronald-"

"Have you eaten?"

hand was a

Kari shook her head.

shared half with

starving, but her concern

"I'm planning

are coming up, and you're top of the class. You could get into the best

always

city's top student in the exams. That money would be enough to cover his high school education. Ronald bit his lip, silently