Victoria: What does Sterling & Associates have to do with you?
Clara: My father, Richard Sterling, is the managing founder and principal owner of that firm.
The entire dining hall fell completely dead silent as Julian's face turned white as a sheet.
Julian: Richard Sterling? The billionaire corporate attorney who owns half the commercial real estate downtown?
Clara: The very same man you referred to as a 'suburban nobody,' Victoria.
Victoria: You... you are lying! Your last name is Vance-no, your last name is Miller!
Clara: Miller is my mother's maiden name. I used it through law school so people like you wouldn't use me for my family's wealth and influence.
Julian: Clara... why didn't you ever tell me your dad was Richard Sterling?
Clara: Because I wanted a man who loved me for who I was, Julian. I wanted to see who you really were when you thought I had nothing.
Julian: Clara, babe, please! I was just trying to keep the peace with my mom! You know how she gets!
Clara: You stood there and let her demand I sign away my future children. You let her insult my family.
Julian: I didn't mean it! I swear I was going to tear up that prenup after the dinner!
Clara: You are a coward, Julian. And your mother is a bully who is about to face real legal consequences.
Clara pulled her smartphone from her purse and unlocked the screen, opening a cloud surveillance app.
Clara: The feed from that ceiling camera streams directly to my father's cloud network. The assault you just committed was recorded, stored, and backed up five seconds ago.
Victoria: You trapped me! You set me up in my own home!
Clara: You set yourself up the moment you raised your hand to slap me.
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