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

at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far

“This is rude!

infuriating enough to make me want to dismiss

eme

Ashley, saying 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

will

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

raised her hand to stop him, smiling faintly, “Your student is amusingly foolish. But according to the rules, I shall play

she must

‘Amusingly

hearing Ashley was about to play The Land, was

jinx is unworthy of playing Ash’s The Land.

poor performance will be an insult

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

elegance emanated from her, as if she had been one with the harp for

livestream audience was immediately captivated by her serene and steady

suddenly widened his eyes as Ashley

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the first note.

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

himself, ‘It’s just

my mentor Ash personally played

of learning or competing, but

soul-resonating

hearing Ashley play, he found himself experiencing that same

thought, ‘What’s going on?”

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

if it transported people from

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

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

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

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s

part of playing The

techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without a hint of

of the harp was its