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

Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s respect for Ashley is remarkable!”

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

“This is rude!

make me want to dismiss

eme

clenched her fist and 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,

really want to see

believe she will play better than me!’

a fool about to meet her doom and was

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

thought she must have misheard.

wondered, ‘Amusingly foolish?”

hearing Ashley was about to play The Land,

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

will be an insult to both

seat in front. of the

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

captivated by her

widened his eyes as Ashley began to

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the first note.

the time Ashley played the fifth and sixth notes, Matthew’s eyes were brimming

himself, ‘It’s

like when my mentor Ash personally played The Land!

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

far, Matthew had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening to Ash play.

found himself

‘What’s going

online livestream audience had their eyes fixed

transported people from the noisy and

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

listening again, they felt the harp’s rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like

the harp sounded even more desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before their eyes,

Ashley’s fingers

the most difficult part

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

characteristic of the harp was its