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.

me, Marlene? I already did everything you asked

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

I’ve done my best, so I

sure that you did exactly what you were paid for, then why is Amber still normal? Shouldn’t she be crazy by now? Didn’t I pay you

mad?”

switch her medication, Marlene, and that’s exactly what I did. Up until a few weeks ago, I was more than certain that

no longer needed friends and cut me

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her every day and leaving messages to seem like she cared about Amber’s well–being, but no

stupid enough to get her to distrust you despite knowing that she

sigh, her annoyance evident

nerves, but she hated

harassed like

her mind and started cutting everyone off,

an eyebrow. She had been witness to the unraveling of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to

Marlene countered, “Amber

something or said something to make her want to cut you off permanenth

and she furiously scoffed at Marlene’s skepticism. “I’ve

be there for her like I was supposed to,” she retorted.

her and show her that I can be trusted, just so she just stops

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 are you planning to do?”

morphing into resignation. “I’m not going to do anything.” she

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

Amber’s antidepressants with a different medication, one that will slowly mess

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