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.

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

think so. What if he's curious about

her to take

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

Esme's missing. But she can't find her

you for looking for Esme with me. It's too late, and you should go home to have a rest." William knows what she

"Okay."

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

would bring Esme to take a DNA test.

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

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

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 him a chance to say

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

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

his place? What has

took me to

"And?"

he took me to his

tries hard to calm herself down. "Did he bring

"No."

"Why were you

had a fight with my classmates. I was afraid that

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

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

feels desperately helpless. She can neither lose Esme nor gets back with the man

"Give me your hands."

I'm sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

out her hands and grunts, "Without

fails to save her. Karin beats her

Esme just frowns without

time her mother has beaten her. Karin

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

in the bathroom and covers her mouth with her