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,

Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far too disrespectful to

“This is rude!

to make me want

eme

disrespect to heart.

want to see how well

believe she will play better than me!’

defiant behavior, looked at 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

thought she must have misheard.

‘Amusingly

hearing Ashley was about to

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

be an insult to both Ash and The Land!”

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

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

by her serene and

suddenly widened his eyes as Ashley began to pluck the

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first note.

eyes were brimming with surprise, his profound gaze fixed on Ashley..

thought to himself,

mentor Ash personally played The Land!

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

soul-resonating sensation when listening to

found himself experiencing that

‘What’s

audience had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was seated

distant and prolonged as if it transported people from the noisy and flashy modern city to a

harp sounded tranquil and graceful as if they had come to

adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men

more desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding

unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers on

most difficult part of

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

harp was its tranquility. You needed to