The Billionaire Who Stole My Heart novel 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.

It was the weekend, and Kari searched every place Ronald might be, even the auto repair shop, but came up empty-handed.

Finally, Kari went to the old factory they'd visited before. The place had been abandoned for years and was rarely visited by anyone.

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

It was Ronald.

After searching the factory without finding him, Kari just sat down, folding a newspaper into a makeshift fan, fanning herself while waiting.

She hadn't eaten 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 a tall figure walked in against the light.

"Ronald!"

Kari snapped awake, jumped up, and ran to him, "I knew you'd be here."

Ronald hadn't expected to see Kari, instinctively stepping back, "Why are you here?"