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

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

“This is rude!

enough to make me want

eme

for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to

to see how well Ashley can

will play better

she was a fool about

student is amusingly foolish. But according to the rules, I shall play The Land.”

thought she must have misheard.

‘Amusingly

to play The Land, was

thought, “This jinx is unworthy of playing Ash’s The Land.

an insult to both Ash

Ashley calmly took her seat in front. of the harp,

hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she had been one with the harp for many years.

by her

widened his eyes as Ashley began to pluck the strings.

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first

Matthew’s eyes

to himself, ‘It’s just

when my mentor Ash personally played The Land!

of learning or

felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash play.

found himself

‘What’s

and the online livestream audience had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was seated before

if it transported people from the noisy and flashy modern city

had come to a quiet country lane, looking at smoke curling up

felt the harp’s rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness,

increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before

at Ashley’s fingers on the

difficult part of playing The

with fluid grace and precision, without a hint of roughness

was its tranquility. You