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

‘Despite Ashley’s young age and Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s

at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too disrespectful to Ashley.

“This is rude!

infuriating enough to make me want to dismiss

eme

not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore

really want to see how well

believe she will play better than me!’

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

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

thought she must have

‘Amusingly

was about to play The Land,

is unworthy of

poor performance will be an insult to both Ash

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

sat down and slightly raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she had

immediately captivated by

his eyes as Ashley

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the first note.

eyes were brimming with surprise, his profound gaze fixed on

thought to himself, ‘It’s

like when my mentor Ash personally played The Land!

and easy harp sound not played for the sake of learning or competing, but played to enjoy the beauty of

soul-resonating

he found himself experiencing that

thought, ‘What’s going on?”

their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was seated before

distant and prolonged as if it transported people from

sounded tranquil and graceful as if they had come to a quiet country lane, looking

rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men

profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before their eyes,

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers on the

was the most difficult part of playing

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

of the harp was its