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

being quite old,

at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too

“This is rude!

me want to dismiss her!”

eme

with reluctance, “Ms. Ramos, thank you for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to

thought, ‘I really want to see how well Ashley

will play better

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

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

thought she must have

wondered, ‘Amusingly

to play

jinx is unworthy of playing

performance will be an insult to

Ashley calmly took her seat in front. of the harp, gently pressing the strings with her left hand.

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

by her serene and steady demeanor.

as Ashley began to pluck the

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the first note.

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

to himself, ‘It’s just

my mentor Ash personally played The

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

far, Matthew had only felt this soul-resonating

Ashley play, he found himself experiencing

‘What’s going

and the online livestream audience had their eyes

as if it transported people from the noisy and flashy modern city to

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

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

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers

most difficult part of playing

fluid

greatest characteristic of the harp was its tranquility.