CHAPTER 27 DOLPH's POV

I just couldn't get why Tamika had been so eager to take things into her hands, to the point of making a mess of things.

But then, I was glad that she had come to the point where she had begun to realize that I was her best shot at regaining her place of prominence.

The ride to the casino was quiet, as I had expected it to be. At that point, I was sure that she was still beating herself up for making that bad decision for herself.

As though to add salt to her injury, the media had tagged her as controversial and confused after her ordeal with her obsessive ex. In the public eye, she had gone from a relationship therapist to a victim of relationships.

That was beyond pitiful, as it has all happened in such a short space of time.

I kept thinking of breaking the ice that was settling in the car, at least to make her feel a bit better. But then, I didn't think it necessary. It was a contract marriage after all, and there weren't meant to be any emotions.

All that mattered was our perf