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.

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

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

done my best, so I don’t get why you’ve refused to leave me

did exactly what you were paid for, then why is Amber

her mad?” Marlene

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

she no longer

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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 responded, and

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

evident in her voice

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

like this.

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

of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to Kayden, but

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

must have done something or said something to make

scoffed at Marlene’s skepticism.

supposed to,” she

I can be trusted, just so she just stops

after her, and I can’t seem to

anymore.”

words, sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent facade. “So, what

let out a sigh, her annoyance morphing into resignation. “I’m not going

tinged with defeat. “I’ve done my part

medication, one that will

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