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

Ashley’s young age and Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s respect for Ashley

glared at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too disrespectful

“This is rude!

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.

thought, ‘I really want to see how well Ashley

will play better than

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

“Your student is amusingly foolish. But

must

‘Amusingly foolish?”

Ashley was about to

“This jinx is unworthy

be an insult to both Ash

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

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

captivated by her serene and steady

widened his eyes as Ashley began to

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the first note.

Matthew’s eyes were brimming with surprise,

to himself, ‘It’s

when my mentor Ash personally played

sake of learning or competing, but played to enjoy the beauty of the

felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash play.

play, he found himself experiencing that

‘What’s going

audience had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was seated before the

transported people from the noisy and flashy modern city to a poetic and picturesque

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

quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about

became increasingly faster, unfolding

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers on the harp.

most difficult part of playing The Land.

moved incredibly fast, with nimble and intricate techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without a hint

greatest characteristic of the harp was its tranquility. You