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 already did everything you asked of

close friends who need to speak to

best, so I don’t

idiot? If you’re so sure that you did exactly what you were paid for, then why is Amber still normal? Shouldn’t

mad?” Marlene

ago, I was more than certain that she

no longer needed friends and cut

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and leaving messages to seem like she cared about Amber’s well–being, but no matter what she did, Amber never responded, and she no

she needed to keep trusting you so she never

evident in her voice as she

exactly surprised that Marlene was getting on her nerves,

like

do anything to break Amber’s trust,” she 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

sanity, especially after her marriage to Kayden, but she couldn’t bring herself to trust Alison’s

Marlene countered,

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

scoffed at Marlene’s skepticism. “I’ve done

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

be trusted, just so she just stops being doubtful. But she refuses

the entire world is after her, and I can’t seem to control 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 to do?”

into resignation. “I’m not going to do

part by fulfilling

Amber’s antidepressants with a different medication, one that will slowly