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.

Ronald might be, even

The place had been abandoned for years and was

saw a few newspapers on the ground with

It was Ronald.

down, folding a newspaper into

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.

"Ronald!"

and ran to him, "I

Kari, instinctively stepping back,

"Why did you

was drenched in sweat, his handsome face showing signs of fatigue, "I can't keep staying at your

"Ronald-"

"Have you eaten?"

Ronald's hand was a box of fries,

Kari shook her head.

and shared

but her concern for Ronald

planning to drop

out? Kari panicked, "Your exams are coming up, and you're top of the class. You could get into the

always excelled

top student in the exams. That money would be enough to

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