Vera's precious little restaurant reopened right on schedule - It was Camden's thirtieth birthday gift to her . He wasn't taking any chances with round two . On grand reopening day , he had private security stationed around our compound like I was some kind of domestic terrorist . Really ? He was that paranoid I'd crash his little celebration ? I watched the guys in tactical gear patrolling our infinity pool area from my bedroom window . Honestly ? Pathetic . Since I was apparently under house arrest , I figured I'd catch up on the Netflix shows Harper kept texting me about . Around sunset , Camden burst through our bedroom doors like he was starring in his own action movie . He yanked me off the bed so hard I thought he'd dislocated my shoulder . " Are you literally incapable of staying in your lane ? " His grip felt like it could snap my wrist . I couldn't break free . " What's your damage now ? " He let out this bitter laugh , shoving me back onto bed and throwing his phone at me . " Hope you're real proud of your handiwork . " I blinked myself awake and focused on the screen . TMZ headline : Tech Mogul's Sweetheart Restaurant Opening Turns Into Public Humiliation Nightmare The photos showed Vera's aesthetically pleasing storefront decorated with some truly inspired banners : " Vera's Kitchen : We Serve Home Cooking AND Homewrecking ! " " Today's Special : Husband Poaching with a Side of Moral Bankruptcy ! " " Congrats on 30 Years of Life and 5 Years of Stealing ! #Blessed Bae " Even with the names blurred out for legal reasons , you could practically feel the secondhand embarrassment radiating through the screen . Vera ran some exclusive reservation only concept that required a two - month wait list . Camden had invited half of Silicon Valley's elite to show support - VCs , tech founders , that crowd that treated restaurant openings like IPO launches . This little stunt had humiliated them in front of everyone who could make or break a business in this town . No wonder he looked ready to commit murder . I massaged my aching wrist and met his glare steadily . " This has literally nothing to do with me . " 10:28 Who Needs a Divorce Lawyer When You OWN TIDED Chapter 4 Camden pressed his palms against his temples . " The event company we traced said they got paid through Sterling Industries ' corporate account . If it wasn't you pulling the strings , then who ? " Sterling Industries . My stomach dropped into my designer slides . It took me a hot minute to find my voice again . " If you mean my family's Sterling Industries , then yeah , you're right . Definitely wasn't me . " " I haven't had access to Sterling money in years , Camden . You know that better than anyone . " His expression shifted like he was buffering . Once upon a time , Camden and I hadn't just been equals . I'd been so far out of his league we practically lived in different zip codes . I was Sterling Industries ' crown princess - daddy's little heiress to a tech empire that had been acquiring companies since before Google was a thing . Camden came from old Pasadena money , but his trust fund situation was shakier than a startup's first - quarter projections . His dad basically pretended he didn't exist . All the family love went to his half - brother - the golden child from daddy's " real love " second marriage. Mr. Ashworth had made it crystal clear at every charity gala that the family business belonged to his favorite son . So I'd worked my connections harder than a K - Street lobbyist . Used every board seat , every country club relationship , every favor Sterling Industries had accumulated over decades . I'd even pushed for our strategic marriage alliance , giving the old bastard no choice but to acknowledge Camden as worthy of the family name . I'd leveraged my inheritance to secure his . Then Dad died in that helicopter crash . I'd been completely destroyed , barely functional , when my adopted brother Marcus - the charity case Dad had rescued from foster care - orchestrated a hostile takeover with the board of directors . They'd frozen me out completely . Not a single stock option , not even a golden parachute . Escorted out of Sterling Tower like I was some kind of corporate spy . Camden had been absolutely livid . " That ungrateful piece of shit . After you basically raised him , how could he screw you over like this ? " But Ashworth Holdings couldn't go toe - to - toe with Sterling Industries . Nobody could . He'd held me while I had my breakdown , making promises : 10:28 Who Needs a Divorce Lawyer When You OWN the Company ? Honey , You Are FIRED ! 8.7 % Chapter 4 " It doesn't matter , Sage . You've got me . We'll build something even bigger . " Chapter 5