Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival by Jobet GraySon

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

we’re close friends who need to speak

I’ve done my best, so I don’t get why

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

her mad?” Marlene

what I did. Up until a few weeks ago, I was more than certain that she was still taking

she no longer

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like she cared about Amber’s well–being, but no

actually stupid enough to get her to distrust you despite knowing that she needed to keep trusting you

frustrated sigh, her annoyance evident in

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

like

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

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 Alison’s words entirely. “Are

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

or said something to

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

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

just so she just stops being

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

anymore.”

expression hardening. She wasn’t convinced by Alison’s words, sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent

annoyance morphing into resignation. “I’m not

part by fulfilling my end of the bargain.

antidepressants with a different medication, one that will slowly mess with