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.

at Troy's?" Karin

don't think so. What

her

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

tried to persuade herself that Troy has nothing to do with Esme's missing. But she can't find her

too late, and you should go home

"Okay."

hastily rushes to her home as she thinks she'll find Esme waiting at the door, but she finds no Esme but a note. After reading it, her face

she's afraid Troy would bring Esme to take a DNA test. If he

quickly runs into the lift and rushes to the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath, she knocks hard on the door of

daughter's sleeping face. Before Troy could explain anything, he

Karin rushes into the living room and holds Esme tight in her arms, leaving Troy's room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm,

Esme and questions angrily, "Why

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

dared you go to his place?

took me

"And?"

took me to

down. "Did he bring you to hospital to draw

"No."

in panic. "Why were you

had a fight with my classmates. I was afraid that you'd be angry with

what happened between her and Troy, which leaves Karin in deep terror. She feels sorry that she has wrongly blamed Troy for stealing Esme away; she also feels upset as Esme has told Troy that she doesn't know

might be Esme's father.

lose Esme nor gets back

"Give me your hands."

I'll never slip

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

this time, her mantra fails to save her. Karin beats her

hurts, but Esme

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

She apologizes in tears, "Sorry,

and covers her mouth with her