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.

and William fail to find Esme. William suddenly says, "Is she at Troy's?" Karin shakes her head as she doesn't think

so. What if

her to take a

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

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

drives 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 rest." William knows what she means and says, "Okay. Remember to call

"Okay."

at the door, but she finds no Esme but a note. After reading it,

bring Esme to take a DNA test. If he knows Esme

the lift and rushes to the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath, she knocks hard on the door of Room 903. She's too

is opened, she takes in her daughter's sleeping face. Before Troy could

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

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

by her mother's anger and weeps, "I was

go to his place? What has

me to

"And?"

he took me

hard to calm herself down. "Did he bring

"No."

in panic. "Why were

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

terror. She feels sorry that she has wrongly blamed Troy for

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

can neither lose Esme nor gets back with the

"Give me your hands."

I'm sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

mantra fails to save her.

Esme

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

tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll never

hides herself in the bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel