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

at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too

“This is rude!

make me

eme

for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to the show’s rules, it’s your

see how well Ashley can

she will

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

to stop him, smiling faintly, “Your student is amusingly foolish. But according to the rules, I shall play The Land.”

thought she must have

‘Amusingly

Ashley was about to

“This jinx is unworthy of playing Ash’s The Land.

performance will be an insult to both Ash and

in front. of the harp, gently pressing

emanated

was immediately captivated by her serene and steady demeanor.

widened his eyes as Ashley

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first

notes, Matthew’s eyes were brimming with surprise, his profound gaze fixed

thought to himself,

when my mentor Ash personally played

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

soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash play.

play, he found himself experiencing that same

‘What’s going on?”

venue and the online livestream audience had their eyes

and prolonged as if it transported people from the noisy and flashy modern city to a poetic and picturesque place.

if they had come to a quiet country lane,

adding a sense of loneliness, like countless

and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene

at Ashley’s fingers on

most difficult part of playing The Land.

with fluid grace and precision, without a hint of roughness

greatest characteristic of the harp was its