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.

twelve 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 not

don't think so. What if he's

mean he'll bring her to take a DNA

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

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

her home and wants to keep her company, but Karin refuses. "Thank you for looking for Esme with me. It's too late, and you should go home to have a rest." William knows what she means and says, "Okay. Remember to call me if

"Okay."

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

afraid Troy would bring Esme to take a DNA test.

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

daughter's sleeping face. Before Troy could explain anything, he is slapped in his

arms, leaving Troy's room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and walks away, not giving him a chance to

home, she wakes up Esme and questions angrily, "Why

anger and weeps, "I was afraid to go

to his place? What has he done to

took me

"And?"

he took me to his

down. "Did he

"No."

still in panic. "Why were you

I was afraid that you'd be angry

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

be Esme's father. She wishes she could go back and change everything, but she

helpless. She can neither lose Esme nor gets back with

"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.

her mantra fails to save

Esme just

mother has beaten her. Karin used

tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll never break

quickly hides herself in the bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel to smother her