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

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

a few newspapers on the ground with signs of someone having laid

It was Ronald.

sat down, folding a newspaper into a makeshift fan,

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, and a tall figure

"Ronald!"

ran

Kari, instinctively

blocked his way, "Why did you leave

handsome face showing signs

"Ronald-"

"Have you eaten?"

hand was a box

Kari shook her head.

shared half with Kari, "Eat up, then

was starving, but her concern for Ronald was

"I'm planning to

class. You could get into the best

always excelled

a scholarship if he made it as the city's top student in the exams. That money would be enough to cover his high school education. Ronald bit his lip, silently