At a tense family meeting, Dad tells David not to compete with his twin Cecelia and says Cecelia will use David’s name and marry into the richest family. Cindy erupts, listing her sacrifices—funding David’s doctorate, negotiating for Edward, getting Simon into the army, and helping Dad become director—yet she’s sidelined. Father praises Cecelia and gives her half the company as dowry; brothers arrange a luxury car escort. Humiliated, Cindy accuses them of ingratitude and threats; David says, "Let's leave." Cindy vows, "If there's a next life, I will never repeat the same mistakes," splitting the family.