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

What if

he'll bring her to take a

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

to persuade herself that Troy has nothing to do with Esme's

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 you should

"Okay."

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

afraid Troy would bring Esme to take a DNA test.

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

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

Karin 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

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

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

go to his place? What has he done to

took me

"And?"

took me to his

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

"No."

panic. "Why

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

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 told Troy that she doesn't know who's her

he might be Esme's father.

neither lose

"Give me your hands."

I'm sorry. I'll never

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

and grunts, "Without my dad's protection.

time, her mantra fails to save her. Karin beats

hurts, but Esme

mother has beaten her. Karin used to joke with

tears,

the bathroom and covers her mouth with her towel to