Save Myself from Desperation by Cara Agnes

Chapter 61

Eddy looked at Shirley with a mixture of melancholy and helplessness. “You do have some talent for the harp, but it’s rather limited. Yet, you’re so confident in yourself. As your mentor, it’s hard for me to constantly discourage you, so I haven’t told you that you played badly.”

Shirley couldn’t believe this was the truth.

Looking gloomy, Shirley gritted her teeth and retorted defiantly, “Mr. Moore, you speak so poorly of me. Are you implying that Ashley plays well? Is she even better than you?”

Eddy’s expression immediately turned stern. He firmly held his cane to thud on the ground and declared, “Of course, she’s better than me! Otherwise, why else would I treat her with such respect?

“How dare you address Ms. Ramos by her name? That’s disrespectful! Apologize to her now!”

In an instant, Shirley’s eyes widened in disbelief. She thought, ‘Apologize to Ashley?

Refer to her as Ms. Ramos?’

Bryce couldn’t help but let out a snort of laughter.

He had been worried that Ashley would be bullied, but now, with Eddy’s arrival, Shirley was utterly humiliated.

Among them, Ashley seemed to hold the highest status in the harp circle

there.

Eddy urged Shirley to apologize.

Raising her hand to stop him, Ashley said indifferently, “No need. I won’t stoop to her level.”

Eddy frowned at Shirley, clearly displeased. “Ms. Ramos is being generous by not holding your rudeness against you. Now, you should thank Ms. Ramos!”

Shirley’s eyes widened in disbelief again.

She thought, ‘Not only do I have to apologize to her, but I also have to

thank her?’

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The livestream audience, witnessing this unexpected turn only one thought.

events, had

‘Despite Ashley’s young age and Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s respect for Ashley is remarkable!”

glared at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too disrespectful to Ashley.

“This is rude!

make me want

eme

reluctance, “Ms. Ramos, thank you for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to the show’s rules, it’s

thought, ‘I really want to see how

she will play

looked at her as if she was a fool about to meet her doom and was

her hand to stop him, smiling faintly, “Your student is amusingly foolish. But according to the rules, I shall

thought she must

wondered, ‘Amusingly

to play The Land, was

is unworthy

will be an insult

took her seat in front. of

she sat down and slightly raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated

livestream audience was immediately captivated by her

as Ashley

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the first

eyes were brimming with surprise, his

to himself, ‘It’s just

my mentor Ash personally played

the sake of learning or competing, but played to enjoy the

Matthew had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when

hearing Ashley play, he found himself experiencing that

‘What’s going

at the venue and the online livestream audience had their eyes

prolonged as if it transported people from the

if they had come to a quiet country

the harp’s rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting

became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before their eyes, which made

unblinkingly at Ashley’s

was the most difficult part of playing

techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without a hint of

characteristic of the harp was its tranquility.