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

glared at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far

“This is rude!

enough to make me want

eme

for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to the show’s rules, it’s your turn after

see how well Ashley can

will play better than

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

student is amusingly foolish. But according to the

she must have

wondered, ‘Amusingly foolish?”

to play The Land, was

“This jinx is unworthy of

an insult

the gaze of everyone present, Ashley calmly took her seat in front. of the harp, gently pressing the strings with

moment she sat down and slightly raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she had been one with the harp for many

by her

Ashley began to pluck the

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the first

the fifth and sixth notes, Matthew’s eyes were brimming with surprise, his profound gaze fixed

himself, ‘It’s just

mentor Ash

harp sound not played for the sake of learning or

only felt this soul-resonating sensation

found himself experiencing that

thought, ‘What’s

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

harp music was distant and prolonged as if it transported people from

and graceful as if they had come to a quiet country lane, looking

listening again, they felt the harp’s rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about

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

unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers

most difficult part of playing

fast, with nimble and intricate techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without a hint of roughness or

the harp was its tranquility. You needed to