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.

“What more do you want from me, Marlene? I already did

who need to

done my best, so I don’t get why you’ve

exactly what you were paid for,

mad?” Marlene questioned.

a few weeks ago, I was more than certain that she was still taking those drugs frequently, but now, I

since the stupid bitch decided she no

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calling her every day and leaving messages to seem like she cared

were actually stupid enough to get her to distrust you despite knowing that she needed to keep trusting you so

annoyance evident in her voice as she addressed

nerves, but

like this.

her mind and started cutting everyone off, claiming she couldn’t trust anyone. It’s not my

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

countered, “Amber

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

scoffed at Marlene’s skepticism. “I’ve done nothing

was supposed to,” she retorted. “I’ve tried

can be trusted, just so she just stops being doubtful. But

after her, and I can’t seem to

anymore.”

convinced by Alison’s words, sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent facade.

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

part by fulfilling my end of the bargain. I

with a different medication, one that will

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