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

What if he's curious about

her to take a DNA

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

nothing to do with Esme's missing. But she can't find her

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 call me if you find

"Okay."

she thinks she'll find Esme waiting at the door, but she finds no

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

into the lift and rushes to the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath, she knocks

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

rushes into the living room and holds Esme tight in her arms, leaving Troy's room. Suddenly, Troy grabs her by the arm, but she shoots him a glare and walks away, not giving him a chance to

and questions angrily, "Why

by her mother's anger and weeps, "I

you go to his place? What has he done to

took me

"And?"

took me to

to calm herself down. "Did he bring you to hospital to

"No."

"Why

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

her and Troy, which leaves Karin in deep terror. She feels sorry that she has wrongly blamed Troy for stealing

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

desperately helpless. She can neither lose Esme

"Give me your hands."

sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

save her. Karin beats her hands even

hurts, but Esme

first time her mother has beaten her. Karin used to joke with her.

anymore. She apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll never break the rules.

and covers her mouth with her