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.

Karin and William 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. "He's not a

don't think so. What if he's curious about

her to take a

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

with Esme's missing. But she can't find her

to her home and wants to keep her company, but Karin refuses. "Thank you for looking for Esme with me. It's too late, and

"Okay."

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

bring Esme to take a DNA test.

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

her daughter's sleeping face. Before

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

returning her home, she wakes up Esme and questions

is scared by her mother's anger and weeps,

his place?

took me to

"And?"

me to his

"Did he bring you to hospital

"No."

still in panic. "Why were

was afraid that you'd be angry with

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

might be Esme's father. She wishes she could

desperately helpless. She can neither lose Esme nor

"Give me your hands."

sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

her mantra fails to save her. Karin beats her hands

Esme just frowns

mother has beaten her. Karin used to

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

in the bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel