Chapter 422. Just Woke Up

LEE

I woke up around 12:13 AM, and it was only then that I realized I had fallen asleep without even changing clothes after what happened earlier at TVDen.

I was still groggy, barely awake, and all I wanted was to go back to sleep. But the moment I checked my phone, my mind snapped to full alertness. My screen was flooded with notifications—missed calls on both Messenger and my phone number, text messages, and chat messages.

Even before I could read through what was happening or why I had so many notifications, my heart started pounding, and I felt a wave of panic rising.

Without hesitation, I immediately pressed call on Paige’s name since she was at the very top of my notifications list, her missed call timestamped just minutes ago. For some reason, even though the phone had barely rung twice, I felt an impatient, growing dread. My mind raced, unable to bring myself to open the flood of messages from Sarah, Paige, Mom, Dad, and even Tate, as far as I