
Evelyn: Clara... my child... please, look at me.
Clara: Look at you? You stood in this house of God and struck me across the face because you thought I was poor.
Evelyn: I was wrong! I was arrogant and blind!
Clara: You were cruelty personified. You didn't care about Julian's happiness. You only cared about your social standing.
Julian: She's right, Mom. You've spent my entire life controlling who I talk to, who I date, and how I spend my money.
Evelyn: I did it to protect our family!
Julian: You didn't protect our family. You destroyed it twenty-two years ago, and you destroyed it again today.
Clara: I'm leaving.
Julian: Clara, wait! Let me come with you.
Clara: Julian... I need time. We were hours away from exchanging vows. I need to process that my fiance is my brother.
Julian: I understand. But you are not going back to your apartment alone. I'll drive you anywhere you want to go.
Evelyn: What about the guests waiting outside? What about the reception at the country club?!
Julian: Go out there and tell them the truth, Mom. Tell them the wedding is canceled because you found the daughter you abandoned for insurance money.
Evelyn: I can't say that! It will ruin us in the press!
Julian: Then lie like you've been doing for two decades. See if anyone believes you anymore.
Clara picked up the long train of her damaged gown, her face pale but determined as she turned her back on her mother.