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.

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.

don't think so. What

bring her to

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

nothing to do with Esme's missing. But

her home and 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 rest." William knows what she means and says, "Okay. Remember

"Okay."

find Esme waiting at the door, but she finds no Esme but a note. After reading

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

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

soon as the door is opened, she takes in her daughter's sleeping face. Before Troy could explain

Troy's room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and walks away, not

home, she wakes up Esme and questions angrily, "Why were you

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

place? What has he done

took me to

"And?"

me to

down. "Did he

"No."

"Why

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

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 her

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

feels desperately helpless. She can neither lose Esme

"Give me your hands."

I'm sorry. I'll never slip

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

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

but Esme

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

it anymore. She apologizes in tears, "Sorry,

and covers her mouth with her