Harper brought over the divorce papers . She let out a heavy sigh : " You two grew up together - how did it come to this ? " I didn't respond . " Jesus , Camden spent so much time and effort trying to win you over back then - the whole world could see how crazy he was about you . Why doesn't he treasure what he has ? " I let out a bitter laugh and said nothing , just tossed the papers straight into the trash . Same as always. Harper looked stunned , then asked carefully : " Do you still love him ? " " Love him ? Hell no . " I sneered . " Then why won't you sign ? " I laughed coldly , looking at her : " Guess how much money he's planning to buy me off with . " Harper rubbed her chin : " With Camden's current net worth , he wouldn't shortchange you , right? " I was quiet for a moment . " One million . " " What ?! " Harper shot up from the couch . " Is he paying off a panhandler ? " She caught herself , realizing how that sounded : " I mean - he basically built his whole empire on you , on Sterling Industries connections . If I remember right , just the resources and networks your family gave him , openly and behind the scenes , had to be worth billions . And he's offering one million ? Has he lost his damn mind or have I gone deaf ? " Tears blurred my vision . Yeah . This was his way of stomping on whatever dignity I had left . How could I possibly sign ? How could I just roll over and take it ? Actually , the first time he brought up divorce , the terms weren't nearly this harsh . Maybe he felt guilty , or maybe he still had a shred of conscience left - he'd volunteered to split the stock holdings , properties , and cars . But that very night , Vera provoked me again . I've never been one to take shit lying down . I hit back even harder . That's when he lost his temper for the first time : " Sage , are you trying to back me into a corner ? " " Since you look down on Vera so much , think she's so beneath you , then you don't deserve anything better either . You can be ' trash ' right along with her ! " 10-29 Who Needs a Divorce Lawyer When You OWN the Company ? Honey , You Are FIRED ! 12.0 % Chapter 9 I slapped him hard across the face . The look he gave me was pure poison . Every year after that , he'd have someone deliver divorce papers to me . The property settlement section always said the same thing : one million . Every single time , I'd tear them to shreds right in front of him . Until this time . His eyes held nothing but ice : " I don't have time to waste on your games anymore . " " Sage , I've put up with your tantrums all these years purely out of old feelings . Otherwise I've got plenty of ways to deal with you . You think ... you're still the high - and - mighty Sterling princess ? " " Don't sign ? I've got ways to make you sign . " " You know I never bluff . "