
Edward Montgomery, estranged father of Clara Almeida. At Clara's wedding, Roderick and Clara publicly humiliate him, forcing him to kneel and cut his finger to sign a family severance document. Edward's three daughters, Valentina, Letícia, and Giovanna, arrive. They dismantle the Cavalcanti and Almeida families' social capital. At a medical summit, Clara attacks Edward, August Almeida confesses plagiarism, and Edward rejects Clara. His daughters lead him out in triumph.