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,

at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is

“This is rude!

to make me want to

eme

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

want to see how

can’t believe she will

seeing Shirley’s defiant behavior, looked at her as if she was a fool about to meet her doom

smiling faintly, “Your student is amusingly foolish. But according to the

she must have

‘Amusingly

about to play The

is unworthy of

be an insult to both Ash and

gaze of everyone present, Ashley calmly took her seat in front. of the

sat down and slightly raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her,

audience was immediately captivated by

eyes as Ashley began to

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first note.

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

himself, ‘It’s

my mentor Ash personally played The Land!

sound not played for the sake of learning or competing, but played to enjoy the

felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening to

play, he found himself experiencing that same feeling:

‘What’s

had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was

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

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

they felt the harp’s rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting

more desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife

Ashley’s fingers

was the most difficult part

fluid grace and precision, without a

characteristic of the harp was its tranquility. You needed to