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.

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

think so. What if he's

mean he'll bring her

"Yep."

"Drive me home."

with Esme's missing. But she can't find her daughter anywhere. Maybe Troy has taken

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."

as she thinks she'll find Esme waiting at the door, but she finds no Esme but a note. After

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

the 9th floor. Taking a deep breath, she knocks hard on the

daughter's sleeping face. Before Troy could

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 and walks away, not giving him a

Esme and

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

to his place? What

me to

"And?"

took me

to calm herself down. "Did he

"No."

panic. "Why were

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

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

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

desperately helpless. She can neither lose Esme nor gets back with

"Give me your hands."

sorry. I'll

"Give me your hands!"

Karin orders angrily.

grunts, "Without my dad's protection. How

mantra fails to save her. Karin beats

hurts, but Esme just

her mother has beaten her. Karin used to joke with her. But now she's

can't stand it anymore. She apologizes in tears, "Sorry, mom. I'll

bathroom and covers her mouth with her