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.

more do you want from me, Marlene? I already did everything you asked of

like we’re close friends who

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

you were paid for, then

mad?” Marlene questioned.

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

decided she no longer needed

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she

you despite knowing that she needed to keep trusting you so she

her annoyance evident in her voice as she addressed Marlene.

Marlene was getting on her nerves, but she hated

harassed like this.

just suddenly lost her mind and started cutting

of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to Kayden, but she couldn’t bring herself to trust Alison’s words entirely. “Are

not leaving something out?” Marlene countered, “Amber

something or said something to make her want to cut you

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

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

trusted, just

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

anymore.”

She wasn’t convinced by Alison’s words, sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent facade. “So, what now? What are you

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

defeat. “I’ve done my part by fulfilling my end

a different medication,

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