The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart

Chapter 1245

Chapter 1245

When Ronald's death reached Kari, she couldn't bring herself to tell Willa, but somehow, Willa found out anyway.

Willa wept bitterly upon hearing the news.

Kari took it upon herself to support the family. Aside from her studies, she spent every other moment working part-time jobs.

In just two years, she had worked nearly every job she could find.

Delivering pizzas.

Working in a coffee shop, handing out flyers, waitressing...

Willa's savings couldn't cover her medical bills, and she considered giving up. Then, unexpectedly, a kind soul offered to fund her treatment for free.

This significantly eased Kari's burden.

As seasons changed, the college entrance exams arrived, and Kari excelled, ranking top three in the city.

When it came time to select her university, Kari was torn. She dreamed of studying jewelry design in Imperial City, but Willa was in H city, and she couldn't bear to leave her. Seeing her hesitation, Willa encouraged her to follow her dreams.

study jewelry design at Imperial University, and the mother-daughter duo

City was bustling, with living

that paid well enough

allowing her to work again. Not wanting Kari to overburden herself, she opened a small diner in an alley, serving hearty dishes like meatloaf and mashed potatoes. The diner was a

just four hours a day, yet the customers' enthusiasm never

University, excelling both academically and

many, but she rarely entertained their advances,

was being financially supported by

that frequently picked her up, each

her getting into a car with a middle-aged

uproar at so

chance to explain, the man's wife confronted

without a chance to defend

the man called to

I'm sorry. My wife acted foolishly. I apologize on her behalf.

between them;

boy, her student, but no

to school. Can you

she was expelled

Malone, it's too late to change anything," the man paused before continuing, "I'll give you a hundred thousand to settle

thousand? Kari's future was worth only