Chapter 324

Yuna absolutely refused to let Hayden stay, and I couldn't shake the feeling of unease about leaving her alone. So, I had no choice but to ask Lena for help since she was on the night shift.

"You're seriously making me use my work hours to babysit Yuna? Aren't you taking advantage of me a little too much?" Lena teased.

"It's not really 'babysitting,'" I explained, adding a bit of charm to my tone. "Everyone will be asleep anyway. I just need you to check on her every now and then, make sure she's sleeping okay and nothing unexpected happens."

Lena huffed dramatically. "After all these years of friendship, it feels like Yuna has officially replaced me in your heart."

"Come on, don't be jealous! You know you're irreplaceable. Not even Hayden compares to you," I said, grinning and giving her a thumbs-up.

"I'm not Hayden—you don't have to sweet-talk me," Lena quipped, grabbing my hand and examining the ring on my finger.

"It's old, not worth much, but the fact that Hayden gave it to