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.

to find Esme. William suddenly says, "Is she at Troy's?" Karin shakes her head as

so. What if he's curious about

he'll bring her to

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

herself that Troy has nothing to do with Esme's missing. But she can't find her daughter anywhere. Maybe Troy has taken

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

"Okay."

as she thinks she'll find Esme waiting at the door, but she finds

take a DNA test. If he knows Esme is his daughter, he'll

the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath, she knocks hard on the door of Room 903.

door is opened, she takes in her daughter's sleeping

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

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

anger and weeps, "I was afraid to

dared you go to his place? What has

took me

"And?"

took me to his

"Did he bring you to hospital

"No."

in panic. "Why

my classmates. I was afraid that you'd be angry with me, so I secretly slipped

Karin in deep terror. She feels sorry that she has wrongly blamed Troy for stealing

that he can figure out he might be Esme's father. She wishes she could go

can neither lose

"Give me your hands."

sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

out her hands and grunts, "Without

fails to save her. Karin beats her

hurts, but Esme just frowns without

first time her mother has beaten her. Karin used to joke with her. But

stand it anymore. She apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll never break the rules. Sorry,

hides herself in the bathroom and covers