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.

at night, but Karin and William fail to find Esme. William suddenly says, "Is she at Troy's?" Karin

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

bring her to take

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

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

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

"Okay."

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

tears streaming down her face as she's afraid Troy would bring Esme to take a DNA test. If

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

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

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

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

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

place? What has he done

me to

"And?"

he took me

"Did he bring you to hospital to draw your

"No."

panic. "Why

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

feels sorry that she has wrongly blamed Troy for stealing

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

neither lose Esme nor gets

"Give me your hands."

sorry. I'll never slip

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

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

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

but Esme just frowns

Karin used to joke with her. But

apologizes in tears, "Sorry,

the bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel to