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,

Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too disrespectful

“This is rude!

to make me

eme

disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to the show’s rules,

really want to see how well Ashley can play.

she will play

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

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

must have misheard.

‘Amusingly foolish?”

about to play The Land, was

thought, “This jinx is unworthy of playing

will be an insult to both Ash

her seat in front. of the harp, gently pressing

emanated from her, as if she had been one with

immediately captivated by her serene and steady

suddenly widened his eyes as Ashley began

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first note.

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

to himself, ‘It’s just like…

mentor Ash personally

sake of learning or

this soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash play.

he found himself experiencing

thought, ‘What’s going

at the venue and the online livestream audience had their eyes

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

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

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

Ashley’s

was the most difficult part of

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

the harp was