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.

you want from me, Marlene? I already did everything you asked

keep calling me like we’re close friends who need to speak to each other every day? I

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

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 you

mad?” Marlene

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

decided she no longer needed friends and

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to seem like she cared about Amber’s well–being, but no matter what she did, Amber never responded, and she no longer had direct access to

that she needed to keep trusting you so she never finds out

a frustrated sigh, her annoyance evident

on her nerves,

harassed like

exasperation. “She just suddenly lost her mind and started cutting everyone off, claiming she couldn’t trust anyone. It’s not my fault the

been witness to the unraveling of Amber’s sanity, especially after her marriage to

leaving something out?” Marlene countered, “Amber wouldn’t just cut you off

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

frustration deepened, and she furiously scoffed at

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

her and show her that I can be trusted, just so she just stops being doubtful. But she

believe anyone. She thinks the entire world is after her, and I

anymore.”

convinced by Alison’s words, sensing some hidden agenda lurking beneath her seemingly innocent facade. “So, what now? What are you planning to do?” Marlene

sigh, her annoyance morphing into

part by fulfilling

antidepressants with a different medication, one that will

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