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

What if he's curious

her to

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

with Esme's missing.

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

"Okay."

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

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

the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath, she knocks hard on the door of Room 903.

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

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

home, she wakes up Esme and questions angrily,

and weeps, "I

to his place? What has he

took me to

"And?"

took me

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

"No."

"Why

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

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

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

feels desperately helpless. She can neither lose Esme nor

"Give me your hands."

sorry. I'll never slip

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

hands and grunts, "Without my dad's

for this time, her mantra fails to save

but Esme just frowns

time her mother has beaten her. Karin used

She apologizes in tears,

and covers her mouth with