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.

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

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

I don’t get

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

mad?”

and that’s exactly what I did. Up until a few weeks ago, I was more than certain that she was still taking those drugs frequently, but now, I can’t keep

on her since the stupid bitch decided she no longer needed friends and cut

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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

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 medications.

frustrated sigh, her annoyance evident

exactly surprised that Marlene was getting on her nerves,

like this.

break Amber’s trust,” she 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

you’re not leaving something out?” Marlene countered, “Amber wouldn’t

something or said something to make her want to cut you

frustration deepened, and she furiously scoffed at Marlene’s skepticism. “I’ve done

there for her like I was supposed to,”

her and show her that I can be trusted, just so she just

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

anymore.”

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

sigh, her annoyance morphing into resignation.

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

different medication, one

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