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.

me, Marlene? I already did everything

like we’re close friends who need to speak to each other

my best, so I don’t get why you’ve refused

do you mean you’ve done your best, you idiot? If you’re so sure that you did exactly what you were paid for, then why is Amber

mad?” Marlene questioned.

ago,

on her since the stupid bitch decided she no longer needed friends and cut me off,” Alison

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had tried all she could to get 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,

can’t believe you were actually stupid enough to get her to distrust you despite knowing that she

out a frustrated sigh, her annoyance evident

her nerves, but she hated the fact that

harassed like

to break Amber’s trust,” she insisted, her eyes filled with exasperation. “She just suddenly lost her

an eyebrow. She had been witness to the unraveling of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to Kayden, but

leaving something out?” Marlene countered, “Amber

must have done something or said something to make her want to cut you off permanenth

deepened, and she furiously scoffed at

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

I can be trusted, just so she just stops being doubtful.

She thinks the entire world is after her,

anymore.”

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

morphing into resignation. “I’m not

my part by

medication, one that will slowly

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