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

young age and Eddy being quite old,

glared at Shirley, thinking, ‘My student is far

“This is rude!

infuriating enough to make me want to

eme

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 played

thought, ‘I really want to see how well Ashley can

will play better

she was a fool about to meet her doom and

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

thought she must

wondered, ‘Amusingly

Ashley was about to

jinx is unworthy of playing

an insult to

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

elegance emanated from her, as if

audience was immediately captivated by her

suddenly widened his eyes as Ashley began to

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the first

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

to himself,

Ash personally played

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

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

he found himself experiencing

‘What’s

audience had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was seated before the harp.

if it transported people from the

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

quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about to head to the battlefield.

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

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers on the

the most difficult part of playing

moved incredibly fast, with nimble and intricate techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without a hint of roughness

greatest characteristic of the harp was its tranquility.