Chapter 28: I'll do anything if you'll just forgive me!

Ashton stood outside the rundown cabin he once looked down on, his steps heavy. He took a deep breath and walked in, surprising everyone inside. Without a moment's hesitation, he knelt before Nova, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Nova, I'm sorry. I was wrong. Can you forgive me?" He wasn't sure who was backing the Blair family, but the sight of his father's livid expression had instilled a strange fear in him. He recalled the scene from yesterday, his father, his face a thunderstorm, his eyes piercing, as if he could swallow Ashton whole. His father had sternly commanded him to apologize to Nova, threatening to disown him otherwise. Nova, whom he had once considered merely a toy, was now someone he needed to earnestly ask for forgiveness. Although it was a bitter pill to swallow, given the situation, he had no other choice but to seek her pardon today. Nova and Mark looked on in confusion as Ashton knelt. Mark's eyes went wide, thinking he must be seeing things from gett