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 respect for

‘My student is far

“This is rude!

enough to make me

eme

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 played The Land.”

really want to see how well Ashley

can’t believe she will play better than me!’

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

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

she must have misheard.

‘Amusingly

hearing Ashley was about to play The Land, was disdainful.

unworthy

insult to both Ash and

took her seat in front. of the harp, gently

raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she

immediately captivated by her serene and steady demeanor.

as Ashley began to pluck the strings.

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first note.

time Ashley played the fifth and sixth notes, Matthew’s eyes were brimming with surprise, his profound gaze

thought to himself, ‘It’s

Ash personally played The

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

soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash play.

Ashley play, he found

‘What’s going

and the online livestream audience had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who

music was distant and prolonged as if it transported people from the noisy and flashy modern city to a poetic and picturesque place.

had come to a quiet country lane, looking at smoke curling up

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

The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene

at Ashley’s fingers on the harp.

was the most difficult part of

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

characteristic of the harp was its