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.

Karin and William fail to find Esme. William suddenly says, "Is she at Troy's?"

think so. What if he's curious about

bring her

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

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

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

"Okay."

at the door, but she finds no Esme

streaming down her face as she's afraid Troy would bring Esme to take a DNA test. If he

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

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

Karin rushes into the living room and holds Esme tight in her arms, leaving Troy's room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and walks away, not giving

up Esme and questions angrily, "Why

and weeps, "I was afraid

you go to his place? What has he done

took me to

"And?"

took me

down. "Did he bring you to hospital

"No."

"Why

was afraid that you'd

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 who's

Esme's father. She wishes she could

neither lose Esme nor gets back

"Give me your hands."

I'm sorry. I'll never slip

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

and grunts, "Without my

this time, her mantra fails to save her. Karin beats her hands even harder than

but Esme just frowns

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

tears,

and covers her mouth with her towel to smother