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

keep calling me like we’re close friends who need to speak to each other every day? I

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

If you’re so 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

her mad?” Marlene questioned.

did. Up until a few weeks ago, I

bitch decided she no longer

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Amber’s life, even going as far as calling her every day and leaving messages to seem like she cared about Amber’s well–being, but no matter what she did, Amber never responded, and

to distrust you despite knowing that she needed to keep

frustrated sigh, her annoyance evident in her voice as

surprised that Marlene was getting on her nerves, but she hated

like this.

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

to the unraveling of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to Kayden, but she couldn’t bring

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

done something or said something to make her want to cut

and she furiously scoffed at

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

and show her that I can be trusted, just so she just stops being doubtful. But she refuses

anyone. She thinks the entire world is after

anymore.”

sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent facade. “So, what now? What are you

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

tinged with defeat. “I’ve done my part by fulfilling my end of the bargain. I

a different medication, one that

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