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.

do you want from me, Marlene? I already did

keep calling me like we’re close friends who need to

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

done your 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 pay

her mad?”

weeks ago, I was more than certain that she

no longer needed friends and cut me off,”

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

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

frustrated sigh, her annoyance evident in her voice

nerves,

like this.

suddenly lost her mind and started cutting everyone off, claiming she couldn’t

her marriage to Kayden, but she couldn’t bring herself to trust

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

or said something to

and she furiously scoffed at

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

trusted, just so she just stops being doubtful.

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

anymore.”

Alison’s words, sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent facade. “So, what now? What are you

into resignation.

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

antidepressants with a different medication, one that

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