Cornelia asked, "Hannah, do you know who I am?"
Hannah responded, "You're my best friend, how could I not know who you are?"
Cornelia asked again, "Do you really not remember Steven?"
Hannah shook her head, saying, "The name rings a bell, but I really don't recall anything about him."
Cornelia fell silent. Hannah remembered her, but not Steven. Cornelia wasn't sure if this was due to Hannah selectively forgetting Steven after being traumatized, or if she was intentionally pretending not to know him. She tried to read something from Hannah's eyes and expression, but Hannah's gaze was bright and clear, and her expression looked utterly innocent and cute. Cornelia couldn't tell if Hannah was playing dumb.
If Hannah wasn't Oscar-level good at pretending, then she really had forgotten about Steven.
Cornelia asked again, "Hannah, do you remember Jeremy?"
Hannah retorted, "You're my best friend, how could I not remember your hubby?"
Cornelia asked again, "What about Farley?"
Hannah grinned, saying, "That's my little brother. We share the same parents. How could I possibly not recognize him?"
Then, Cornelia mentioned a ton of names, including Rosie and Lucas, even Abigail and Zack. Hannah got a bit annoyed, asking, "Nelly, what's up with you? Why are you asking all these weird questions?"
Finally, Cornelia mentioned Jarvis, "What about Jarvis? Do you remember him?"
Hearing the name, Hannah's expression changed slightly, "Jarvis is my boyfriend. I remember now. We were in a car accident."
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