Chapter 835

"Jess, I'm not an idiot. You clearly didn't add any cold water to the boiling water. It's scalding hot," Vincent said. Jessie was secretly thrilled. She quickly turned to Dawson, convinced this showed that Vincent was definitely pretending. But Dawson shot her a look that made it clear she was being dumb. "He might not be at his sharpest, but he's not stupid," Dawson said. There was no question that a seven-year-old understood the basics. Plus, Jessie had just poured the boiling water into the basin right before Vincent. Even a typical four or five-year-old would know that water was hot. Dawson had done the test on purpose to trick Vincent. If Vincent had been stupid enough to smile through the pain and splash his face with boiling water, it would have been clear he was faking. But now, even Dawson couldn't figure out if Vincent was acting or being real. Everything about him—what he did, what he said, how he thought—was just like a seven-year-old. Dawson smiled at Vincent and sai