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.

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

What if he's curious

mean he'll bring her to take

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

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

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

"Okay."

she hastily rushes to her home as she thinks she'll find Esme waiting at the door, but she finds no Esme but

as she's afraid Troy would bring Esme to take a DNA test.

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

daughter's sleeping face. Before Troy

her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and walks away, not giving him a

Esme and questions angrily, "Why were

and weeps, "I was afraid to

to his place? What has he done

me

"And?"

he took me to

down. "Did he bring you to hospital to

"No."

still in panic. "Why were you

had a fight with my classmates. I was afraid that

that she has wrongly blamed Troy for stealing Esme away; she also feels upset as

be Esme's father. She wishes she

helpless. She can neither lose

"Give me your hands."

I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

for this time, her mantra fails to save

hurts, but Esme just frowns

beaten her. Karin used to joke with her. But now she's really

can't stand it anymore. She apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom.

bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel to smother