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?"

so. What if he's curious

mean he'll bring her to take a DNA

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

Esme's missing. But she can't

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."

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

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

lift and rushes to the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath,

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

room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and walks

Esme and questions

and weeps, "I was afraid to go

his place? What has he

took me to

"And?"

took me

to calm herself down. "Did he bring

"No."

still in panic. "Why

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

what happened 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

he might be Esme's father. She wishes she

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

"Give me your hands."

I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

out her hands and grunts, "Without my

fails to save her. Karin beats her hands

Esme just

first time her mother has beaten her. Karin used to

apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll

and covers her mouth with her towel to smother her