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.

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

so. What if he's curious

bring her to take

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

with Esme's missing. But she can't find her daughter anywhere. Maybe Troy has taken her

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 me if

"Okay."

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

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

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

room and holds Esme tight in her arms, leaving Troy's room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm, but

Esme and questions angrily, "Why were you

mother's anger and weeps, "I was afraid

you go to his place? What

me

"And?"

me to

he bring you to hospital to draw

"No."

panic. "Why were you with

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

elaborates 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 has told Troy that she doesn't know who's

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

She can neither lose Esme

"Give me your hands."

I'll

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

this time, her mantra fails to save her. Karin beats her hands even harder

Esme just frowns

her mother has beaten her. Karin used to joke

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

bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel to