Chapter Fifty Four

Third Person POV.

“Didn’t I tell you not to show up in my office, Marlene?” Alison questioned, the irritation in her

tóne evident as she watched Marlene walk into her space like she owned the place.

“And didn’t I respond that you can’t tell me what to do?” Marlene scoffed in response before taking a

seat opposite Alison.

The only reason she had come all the way here was because she wasn’t satisfied with how Alison had

been ignoring her calls in the last few days. She wanted to come and remind Alison who her boss was

since her dear friend seemed to be getting out of line.

Alison rolled her eyes tiredly, deciding that she would just find out why Marlene was here instead of

getting into an argument with her.

“What is it

I want from me, Marlene? I’m pretty sure you not here to see me as a therapist, and

if you are, I’d appreciate it if you learned to make appointments first before showing up out of the

blue,” she said.

Marlene scoffed.

“You’re unbelievable, Alison. Are you really trying to pretend like you don’t know why I’m here? Haver

t you been ignoring my calls for days because you’re afraid that I’d call you out on your

incompetence?” she hissed.

Marlene?

do you keep calling me like we’re close friends who need

I don’t get why you’ve refused to leave

your best, you idiot? If you’re so sure that you did exactly what you were paid for, then why

her mad?” Marlene questioned.

I did. Up until a few weeks ago, I was more than certain that she was still taking those drugs frequently,

no longer needed

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leaving messages to seem like she cared about Amber’s well–being, but no matter what she did, Amber never responded, and she no longer

her to distrust you despite knowing that she needed to keep trusting you so she never finds out that you’ve

annoyance evident in her voice as she addressed Marlene. She

nerves, but she hated the fact that she

harassed like

with exasperation. “She just suddenly lost her mind and started cutting everyone off, claiming she couldn’t trust

She had been witness to the unraveling of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to Kayden, but she couldn’t bring herself to trust Alison’s words entirely. “Are you

not leaving something out?” Marlene countered, “Amber wouldn’t just cut you

must have done something or said something to

scoffed at Marlene’s skepticism. “I’ve done

there for her like I was supposed to,” she retorted. “I’ve tried everything I possibly can to

I can be trusted, just

the entire world is after her, and I

anymore.”

expression hardening. She wasn’t convinced by Alison’s words, sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent facade. “So, what now? What

morphing into resignation.

her voice tinged with defeat. “I’ve done my part by

with a different medication,

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