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?

friends who need to speak to each

I don’t get why you’ve refused to leave me

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 crazy by now? Didn’t I

her mad?” Marlene

did. Up until a few weeks ago, I was more than certain that

the stupid bitch decided she no

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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,

can’t believe you were actually stupid enough to get her to distrust you despite knowing that she needed to keep trusting you so she never finds out that you’ve been messing with

her annoyance evident in her voice as she

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

like this.

insisted, her eyes filled with exasperation. “She just suddenly lost her mind and started cutting everyone

raised an eyebrow. She had been witness to the unraveling of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to Kayden, but she couldn’t bring herself to trust

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

to make her want to cut you off permanenth

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

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

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

world is after her, and I can’t seem to

anymore.”

lurking beneath

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

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

with a different medication, one that will slowly

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