"Forget it." Hestia closed the file.
Resting for the night wouldn't delay her work too much. So much happened that day, even machines would be tired. Hestia gave herself a break.
The nightmare that night was a huge fire. She struggled to get free but was still swallowed by the flames.
***
Since she didn't sleep well the night before, she woke up groggy.
Jessie woke up early, so when Hestia walked out of her room, she was already busy in the kitchen. Hestia rubbed her eyes. "Since when did you learn to cook?"
They both froze after she said that.
"Hesper, you remember?"
Hestia shook her head. Jessie felt disappointed when she saw how lost she looked. Hestia wanted to say more to defuse the situation but saw Jessie's head hanging low.
"I know, you didn't remember. You don't have to explain."
Despite that, it showed that there was a chance Hesper's memory would recover. Jessie took the sunny-side-up out from the pan skillfully. She placed the plate on the table and looked at Hesper with excitement.
Hearing her tone, she knew her friend didn't just join the company.
No one mentioned her in the studio. They just briefly talked about Hesper, so it was obvious that all they had was a concept and she was no longer around before it was probably formed.
"Just be honest. I don't have a memory of anything."
Hestia took a drink of her tea, then Jessie nodded.
"You discussed a lot about the plans for the studio. Even though you were busy with Lane Holdings, you spent a lot of time on the designs too." Jessie sounded annoyed when she said that. "You were so close. I really didn't expect she would go to another company with your designs!"
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