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

What if he's curious

bring her to

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

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

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

"Okay."

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

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

the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath, she knocks hard on the door of Room 903.

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

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

home, she wakes up Esme and questions angrily,

by her mother's anger and weeps, "I

his place?

took me

"And?"

he took me to his

hard to calm herself down. "Did he bring

"No."

panic. "Why were

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

Esme 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

so clever that he can figure out he might be Esme's father. She wishes she could go back and change everything, but she

She can neither lose Esme nor

"Give me your hands."

sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

and grunts, "Without

mantra fails to save

hurts, but Esme just frowns without

beaten her. Karin used to joke

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

quickly hides herself in the bathroom and covers