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

being quite old, Eddy’s respect for

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

“This is rude!

me

eme

looked 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 rules, it’s

want to see how well Ashley

will play

was a fool

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

thought she must have

wondered, ‘Amusingly foolish?”

about to

is unworthy of playing Ash’s

will be an insult to both Ash

seat in front. of the harp, gently

raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she had been one with the harp for many years.

by her

eyes as Ashley began to pluck the

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the first

Matthew’s eyes were brimming with surprise, his

to himself,

like when my mentor Ash

easy harp sound not played for the sake of learning or

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

Ashley play, he found

thought, ‘What’s going

livestream audience had their eyes fixed on Ashley,

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

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

a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about to

increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before

unblinkingly at Ashley’s

most difficult part of

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

the harp was its