hapter 3 My bestie Harper had to bail me out after three days in county . " Girl , what the actual hell ? I've never seen Camden come for you this hard . " I stared out at the palm trees blurring past . " His little chef's probably getting antsy . Wants him to stop wasting time on the legal wife . " Harper went quiet for a beat . " Maybe he's just having some midlife crisis thing ? You know how tech bros get when they hit their Saturn return . " " Harp , they've been together five years . That's not a phase , that's a whole - ass relationship . " She didn't have a comeback for that . " Look , everyone's meeting at Soho House tonight . Camden's gonna be there too . Maybe you guys can actually hash this out like grown - ups instead of whatever Jerry Springer nonsense this has become . " I told her I'd rather get a root canal . She sighed like I was her most exhausting client . " Sage , stop being such a stubborn bitch . What's your endgame here ? Really ? " That question hit different . Finally , she dragged me to West Hollywood anyway . The private dining room at Soho House had that dim , exclusive vibe where tech moguls went to pretend they were still cool . When we got there , the door was cracked open just enough for me to hear Camden holding court with his usual crew of venture capitalists and crypto bros . " Dude , you actually had your wife arrested ? That's some next - level relationship drama right there . " " Sage has been pulling this psycho ex routine for five straight years . Girl's got serious commitment to the bit . " After a pause , someone actually defended me : " Come on , Cam . Sage literally gave up her family's entire empire for you . Don't you think the restraining order's a bit much ? " Camden was manspreading in one of those overpriced mid - century chairs : " Trust me , I'm being generous compared to what I could do . One word from me and she'd be blacklisted from every country club between here and the Hamptons . " " But seriously , bro , what's so special about this Vera girl ? You and Sage have been ride - or - die since Stanford . How do you just ghost fifteen years ? " " It's complicated . " Camden opened his eyes and pulled out his vape . " Sage is ... she's incredible . Like genuinely brilliant . Forbes 30 Under 30 , Harvard MBA , can out - negotiate half the sharks on Sand Hill Road . " One of the crypto guys looked confused . " So why are you trading down for some food blogger ? " Chapter 3 " That's exactly the problem . " Camden's voice got edge . " Being with Sage is like being married to my LinkedIn profile . She keeps up with everything - helicopter skiing in Aspen , Formula One in Monaco , closing deals with Sequoia . Half the time she's better at my job than I am . " He blew out a cloud of vapor . " I don't want a business partner with benefits . I want someone who makes me feel like a man , not like half of some power couple brand . Vera worries when I work too late . She actually cooks real food instead of ordering from Postmates . She cries when I get stressed instead of suggesting I pivot my mindset . " My blood turned to ice water . So that was my crime . Being too successful . Too independent . Too ... much . God , what a fucking joke . I started to back away when his next words stopped me cold . " Instead of playing therapist , why don't you help me convince her to sign the papers ? This whole thing's getting embarrassing . "