Vernon already had a lot of doubt in his heart. He was unsure about many things, and his only anchor was one truth.
That he was undoubtedly, hopelessly in love with Chloe Gray.
'But… a concept of love? Am I in love with Chloe just because I'm obsessed with the idea of love?' The more Vernon tried to process Shailene's words, the more confused he got.
He wasn't well versed in psychology, and everything that Shailene said didn't help him.
In fact, it only made him wonder if everything he had worked on so far was in vain.
And whether his hard work to give Chloe a good life was all just because he was obsessed with the idea of love, not because he loved Chloe.
Vernon glanced at Shailene for a second, 'I feel like I'm the one getting manipulated here. But… Why would she do that? I'm here coming as a client, and I'm paying her for it.'