Chapter 31 What's this wine? It's really good.

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 back?" But Richard tightened his tone even more, "No way! You're not coming back until she forgives you!" And with that, he angrily ended the call. So there Ashton was, stuck outside Nova's front door, listening to the hang-up tone, feeling completely helpless. Without his dad's approval, he couldn't just return home, and with Nova not opening her door, he was out of options. He turned to his crew and snapped, "What are you all waiting for? Figure out something to cool Nova off! Are you all useless? Can't even h