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

thought, ‘Despite Ashley’s young age and Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s respect for Ashley is

glared at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is

“This is rude!

to make me want to

eme

and looked at Ashley, saying with reluctance, “Ms. Ramos, thank you for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to the show’s rules, it’s

want to see how well Ashley

believe she will

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

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

must have misheard.

‘Amusingly

Ashley was about to

is unworthy of

poor performance will be an insult to both Ash and The

calmly took her seat in front. of the harp, gently

raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her,

immediately captivated by her serene and steady

Ashley began to pluck the

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first

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

himself,

Ash personally played

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

had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening

he found himself experiencing

‘What’s going

the venue and the online livestream audience had their eyes

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

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

a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about to head to

harp sounded even more desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of

at Ashley’s

most difficult part of playing The

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

harp was its tranquility. You