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,

‘My student is far

“This is rude!

me want to

eme

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 your turn after I

see

she will

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

amusingly

thought she must

wondered, ‘Amusingly

was about to play The Land, was disdainful.

is unworthy of playing Ash’s

poor performance will be an insult

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

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

was immediately captivated by her serene and steady

Ashley began to pluck

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first

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

thought to himself,

when my mentor Ash personally

sake of learning or competing, but played to

had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash

Ashley play, he found

‘What’s

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

music was distant and prolonged as if it transported people from the noisy and

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

loneliness, like countless men parting from their

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

at Ashley’s fingers on the

part of

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

was its tranquility. You