Arthur Vance turned his sharp blue eyes directly onto Mark's stunned father, Richard.
Richard took three quick steps forward with his hands raised in a nervous gesture.
Richard: Arthur, please, we had no idea Clara was related to your family line!
Arthur: Because she wanted to be loved for who she is, not my money.
Arthur: And your evil wife just humiliated my pregnant child in public.
Victoria tried to step behind her husband to hide her trembling hands from sight.
Victoria: It was a mistake, Arthur, I was only trying to protect our estate!
Arthur: Your estate? You mean the business that relies on my company's loan?
Mark looked at his father with a look of pure shock and complete betrayal.
Mark: What loan is he talking about, Dad? You said our firm was booming!
Richard: Son, be quiet right now and let the adults speak in private!
Arthur pulled a smooth silver pen from his pocket and tapped it on his hand.
Arthur: Your father's firm was going into foreclosure three months ago, Mark.
Arthur: He begged my board of directors for a ten-million-dollar bailout package.
Arthur: Clara didn't even know I approved it to help her new family out.
Clara looked at Mark and saw the color drain completely from his young face.
Clara: You knew your family was struggling, Mark? Is that why you rushed me?
Mark: No, Clara, I swear on my life I loved you for real!
Mark: I never knew my father took a loan from your father's company!
Victoria stepped forward again, her voice shaking with desperate anger and panic.
Victoria: This is a trap! She planned this to humiliate us today!
Arthur: Silence! You torn my daughter's gown and threatened her child.
Arthur signaled to the lead security guard standing closely behind his left shoulder.
Arthur: Call the police department and report an assault and property damage right now.
Victoria: You cannot arrest me at my own stepson's wedding event!
Arthur: Watch me tear down your comfortable life piece by piece today, Victoria.