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.

want from me, Marlene? I already

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

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

you mean you’ve done your best, you idiot? If you’re so sure that you did exactly what you were paid for, then why is Amber still normal? Shouldn’t she be

her mad?”

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

she no longer needed friends and cut

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get back into 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

she needed to keep trusting you so she never finds out that you’ve been messing with her

evident in her voice as she addressed Marlene.

Marlene was getting on her nerves, but she hated the fact that

like this.

with exasperation. “She just suddenly lost her mind and started cutting everyone off, claiming she couldn’t trust anyone. It’s not my fault

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

out?” Marlene countered, “Amber wouldn’t just cut you off without

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

furiously scoffed

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

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

anyone. She thinks the entire world is after her, and I can’t seem to control

anymore.”

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

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

defeat. “I’ve done my part

different medication, one that

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