With relief, Stone exhaled, relieving his mentally and emotionally exhausted body. Finally, he felt like he could breathe now that he had legally put some restraints on his parents' ability to force him into wedlock. It took months to rebuild rapport with the Ashton family and help them to appreciate that this is business and nothing personal. Mr. Ashton finally tells him. "Son, I like your ideas and business sense. Don't worry; my daughter has many qualified pursuers. You live your life in a way that will make you happy." Stone was so relieved that Mr. Ashton understood. Why couldn't his parents be reasonable? That said, Stone was able to get the merger back on track again.
When he should be celebrating his achievements, he found it hard to focus only on work. Many times, his mind was a
