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 Troy will steal her child. "He's not a

so. What if he's curious about

he'll bring her to take

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

has tried 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

looking for Esme with me. It's too late,

"Okay."

hastily rushes to her home as she thinks she'll find Esme waiting at the door,

as she's afraid Troy would bring Esme to take a DNA test. If he knows Esme is his daughter,

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

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

tight in her arms, leaving Troy's room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and

and questions angrily, "Why were you at

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

to his place? What

me

"And?"

me to

"Did he bring you to hospital to draw

"No."

in panic. "Why were

with my classmates. I was afraid that you'd be angry with

She feels sorry that she has wrongly blamed Troy for stealing Esme away; she also feels

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

feels desperately helpless. She can neither lose Esme

"Give me your hands."

I'll never slip

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

grunts, "Without my dad's protection.

mantra fails to save her.

but Esme

her mother has beaten her. Karin used to joke with

Esme can't stand it anymore. She apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll never break the rules.

the bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel