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

Eddy being

Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too

“This is rude!

to make me want

eme

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

to see how well Ashley can play.

can’t believe she will play better than me!’

seeing Shirley’s defiant behavior, looked at her as if she was a fool about to meet her doom and was about to reprimand

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

thought she must

‘Amusingly

was about to

“This jinx is unworthy of playing

will be an insult to both Ash and

her seat in front. of the harp, gently pressing the strings with

classical elegance emanated from her, as

livestream audience was immediately captivated by her

Ashley began to pluck the strings.

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first

and sixth notes, Matthew’s eyes were brimming with

to himself, ‘It’s

when my mentor Ash personally played The Land!

harp sound not played for the sake of learning or competing, but

far, Matthew had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash play.

found himself experiencing that

thought, ‘What’s going on?”

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

people from the noisy and

sounded tranquil and graceful as if they had come to a quiet country lane, looking at smoke curling up from

felt the harp’s rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about to head to the battlefield.

The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before their

at Ashley’s fingers on the harp.

part of playing

fast, with nimble and intricate techniques, with fluid grace and precision,

characteristic of the harp was its tranquility. You needed