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.

Kari searched every place Ronald might

went to the old factory they'd visited before. The place

Kari saw a few newspapers on the ground with

It was Ronald.

sat down, folding a newspaper into a makeshift

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 open,

"Ronald!"

up, and ran to him,

see Kari, instinctively stepping back, "Why are you

blocked his way, "Why

in sweat, his handsome face showing signs of

"Ronald-"

"Have you eaten?"

Ronald's hand was a box of fries,

Kari shook her head.

box, and shared half with Kari, "Eat up, then we'll go

but her

"I'm planning

out? Kari panicked, "Your exams are coming up, and you're top of the class. You could get into the best high school. If you drop out, what will you do with the rest of your

had always

as the city's top student in the exams. That money would be enough to