Capture Your Heart

"Where should I go?"

"I'll leave a note for your mom."

Then he grabs a pen and a piece of paper to scribble words. "Your kid is at my place. Room 903."

Then he plasters the note onto the door. "Come to my room to wait for your mom, okay?"

"Okay."

Esme goes to the 9th floor with Troy. After stepping into his room, she asks, "Did you rent the room, either?"

"No. I bought it."

"It must have cost you lots of money."

"Not much. Don't you also live here?"

"But we rented it…"

Troy frowns and sighs, "You must have suffered a lot with your mom."

"Not really, but my mom has suffered a lot. She works hard to make me live a happy life like my classmates."

"Do you know William?"

"Of course."

"Doesn't he help you and your mom?"

"He has helped us. He's nice to me, but my mom doesn't like him…"

Esme starts to get sleepy, and Troy tucks her in and pats her back gently.

"You're like my dad…"

He's dumbfounded and asks, "Why?"

"Because my dad used to tuck me in like this in my dreams…"

Troy's heart tightens again.

o'clock at night, but Karin and William fail to find Esme. William suddenly says, "Is she at Troy's?" Karin shakes her head as she doesn't think Troy will steal her child. "He's

What if he's

her to

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

to persuade herself that Troy has nothing to do with Esme's missing. But she

drives Karin to her home and wants to keep her company, but Karin refuses. "Thank you for looking for Esme with me. It's too late,

"Okay."

the door, but she finds no Esme

would bring Esme to take a DNA test. If he

Taking a deep breath, she knocks hard on the door of Room 903. She's too nervous

door is opened, she takes in her daughter's sleeping face. Before Troy could explain anything, he is slapped in

grabs her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and walks away, not giving him a chance to

returning her home, she wakes up Esme and questions angrily, "Why were you

by her mother's anger and weeps, "I was afraid to

to his place? What has he done to

took me

"And?"

took me to his

herself down. "Did he bring you to hospital to draw your

"No."

still in panic. "Why were you with

fight with my classmates. I was afraid that you'd

in deep terror. She feels sorry that she has wrongly blamed Troy for stealing Esme away;

can figure out he might be Esme's father. She wishes

lose Esme nor gets back with the

"Give me your hands."

I'm sorry. I'll never slip

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

out her hands and grunts, "Without my dad's protection. How poor

her mantra fails to save her. Karin beats her

but Esme just frowns without

beaten her. Karin used to joke with her. But now she's really

apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom.

the bathroom and covers her mouth