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

age and Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s respect for Ashley is

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

“This is rude!

make me want to dismiss her!”

eme

looked at Ashley, saying with 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 your turn after I

thought, ‘I really want to see how well Ashley can play.

will play better

defiant behavior, looked at her as if she was a fool about

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

must have

‘Amusingly foolish?”

hearing Ashley was about to play

unworthy of playing

an insult to both Ash and

Ashley calmly took her seat in front. of the

hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from

livestream audience was immediately captivated by her serene and

as Ashley

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first note.

the fifth and sixth notes, Matthew’s eyes were brimming with

thought to himself, ‘It’s

my mentor Ash personally

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

had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening

he found himself

‘What’s going

at the venue and the online livestream audience had their eyes

from the noisy and flashy modern city to

as if they had come to

quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families,

more desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before

Ashley’s fingers on

the most difficult part

techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without

was its tranquility. You needed