Ashton was just standing by the door, visibly irritated as Richard kept ringing him up one call after another. He finally burst out, "Dad, can you stop calling already? I'm still working on it!”

Richard, who was usually calm and composed, seemed unusually anxious now and his tone carried a hint of blame, "You have to get Nova's forgiveness today, or you'll regret it!"

Ashton's voice was heavy with defeat, "It's not that easy!" He tried to suggest, "Maybe I should just come ...