Capture Your Heart novel Chapter 246

"I went and brainwashed your grandparents, asking them to be nicer to your mom in the future."

"Is that so? Will they take what you said seriously?"

"How do I know if I don't try it?"

"Then if Grandparents want to beat my mom, you will protect her, right?"

"Yes, I will."

With this assurance from him, she is relieved as she says, "Okay then."

After dinner, Troy has to go take care of some business related to starting a new company. And as soon as he leaves, Karin calls her daughter into the room.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

Esme blinks her big bright eyes and looks at her mother innocently.

Karin squats down and takes her daughter into her arms. For a long time, she doesn’t say anything. Then she makes up her mind that it is time that she should tell Esme everything.

"Esme, do you want to know who your father is?"

Esme suddenly opens her eyes wide and says, "If I say yes, Mom, will you be sad?"

Karin, who is heartbroken, shakes her head, “I won’t."

Karin thinks that she probably will be somewhat sad. However, at the very least, she won't be as sad as she used to be.

Esme nods timidly, "Then... Yes."

"Good, then I'll tell you."

She takes a deep breath and says, "Your father is the one that you call Uncle-Bad-Guy."

Originally, she thought that Esme would jump up with excitement. However, to her surprise, Esme doesn’t. Instead, she, who is dumbfounded for a moment, doesn’t even question whether her mother is deliberately saying so to make her happy.

"Don't you believe it?" Karin is choked as she says, "Mom didn't lie to you. He is your biological father."

"I believe it. Mommy, I believe everything you say."

"Then are you… happy?"

Karin asks Esme cautiously, knowing in her heart that the child, who suddenly knows about such a thing, surely won’t accept it.

Esme nods with a blank look in her eyes, "Yeah. I am very happy."

She immediately jumps into her mother's arms, "Mom, I'm really happy…”

Although she says so verbally, tears have flowed out. And she is crying more and more miserably. Karin originally thought Esme wouldn’t be so sad. However, seeing her daughter crying so sadly found that she is quite sad.

They hug together and cry loudly. Karin thinks that in the future, she no longer needs to cry behind Esme’'s back. And she doesn’t regret telling the truth.

She had been having difficulties falling asleep all night. It is not because she has to face her parents again. Instead, it is because she is going to tell Esme who her father is. However, the child doesn’t ask her any questions, which indeed startles her.

The next morning, Troy has been waiting for them outside the residential quarter early. Holding Esme's hand, Karin steps out of the entrance. Seeing them from afar, Troy smiles and waves at them.

Esme’s hand trembles, which Karin notices sensitively. However, she doesn’t say anything, as she slowly walks towards him.

Troy squats down in front of Esme, stares at her red and swollen eyes, and asks in surprise, "Well, what happened to your eyes?"

He doesn't know that Esme already knew that he was her father.

Staring at the man in front of her in a daze, Esme bites her lower lip and remains silent. However, her eyes gradually turn red.

"What's wrong with her?"

Troy turns back to ask Karin in puzzlement. Before Karin can say anything, Troy unexpectedly hears Esme’s trembling shout, "Daddy..."

Suddenly, he is stunned, thinking it is an illusion of his. Feeling shocked, he turns back and grabs Esme's arm, "What did you just say?"

"Daddy..."

Esme repeatedly shouts and bursts out crying.

Troy is so stunned that he falls to the ground. Even Karin is stunned. She doesn’t expect that Esme would suddenly change the way she addresses Troy and call him Daddy.