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.

searched every place Ronald might be, even the auto repair shop,

the old factory they'd visited before. The place had been

open the door, Kari saw a few newspapers on the ground with signs of someone having

It was Ronald.

factory without finding him, Kari just sat down, folding a newspaper into a makeshift fan, fanning

anything 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 open, and

"Ronald!"

and ran to him, "I

Kari, instinctively

way, "Why did you

his handsome face showing signs of fatigue, "I

"Ronald-"

"Have you eaten?"

a box

Kari shook her head.

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

but her concern for Ronald was

frowned, "I'm planning to drop

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

always

the exams. That money would be enough to cover his high school education. Ronald bit his lip, silently eating his