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?" Karin shakes her head as she doesn't think Troy will steal her

think so. What

her to take

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

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

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, and you should go home to have a

"Okay."

she thinks she'll find Esme waiting at the door, but she finds no Esme but a note. After reading it,

would bring Esme to take a DNA test. If he knows Esme is his daughter, he'll grab

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

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

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 him

she wakes up Esme and questions angrily,

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

go to his place? What

me to

"And?"

he took me to his

herself down. "Did he bring you

"No."

in panic. "Why were you with

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

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 who's

he might 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."

sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

her hands and grunts,

this time, her mantra fails to save her.

Esme just frowns

first time her mother has beaten her. Karin

it anymore. She apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll never

the bathroom and covers her mouth with her