'He's saying the kid downstairs isn't my son?! Could it be…'
Seeing Corinne's reaction, David thought his guess was not possible either. In fact, it was downright ridiculous.
He chuckled embarrassedly. "Uh… I know how ridiculous it sounds, Miss Corinne, but that's the feeling your son gives me. I can't think of any other reason apart from that since he didn't show any signs of having any mental problem."
"No. Your guess…isn't ridiculous at all," said Corinne all of a sudden. Her eyes gained back their focus. "Thank you for clearing everything up, Doctor David. You're truly a professional."
"What?" asked David in shock.
Corinne wanted to get out of there as soon as possible.
"Sorry, but there's something urgent I need to do, so I'll be leaving now. I'll ask Annie to transfer you to the counseling fee."
She strode quickly out of the counseling room and down the stairs.
'What's going on? Did I get it right? Is the kid downstairs not her son? But how can that be? How can some other kid look so alike to her real son that she couldn't even tell the difference?' thought David.
He took a bold guess since he thought Corinne would take it as a joke. He never thought it would end up like this.
He was trying to figure everything out when someone knocked on his door.
'Huh? Could it be Miss Corinne?' he wondered.
"Come in!"
David looked at him in disbelief. "Well, I'll be d*mned. How did you know? Are you guys friends?"
Jason rested his chin in his hand and smiled self-deprecatingly. "We're not only friends, but she's my crush. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to return my feelings."
David was even more shocked at the revelation. "Your crush is a mother of three kids? Jason, your taste in women…"
Jason shrugged. "Does that matter? I like her, so nothing else matters."
David gave him a thumbs-up. "You're experienced in matters of love, alright. No one is better than you at it. You're willing to look past everything for love. I sure as h*ll can't do that."
Jason chuckled. "I'm not only willing to date her but to marry her, too!"
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