What do you do if you make a big mistake?

Purely hypothetical scenario...just curious what you guys would:

You built a financial model from scratch and arrive at a valuation. You present the valuation to your client. After the pitch, you realize you made a massive error, and the valuation is off by 30%...what do you do?

Do you just keep quiet or admit the mistake?

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