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 Ashley

student is far too

“This is rude!

infuriating enough to make me want

eme

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

really want to see

will play better than me!’

a fool about to meet her doom and was about to

hand to stop him, smiling faintly, “Your student is amusingly foolish. But according to the rules,

must have

‘Amusingly foolish?”

to play The Land,

“This jinx is unworthy of playing

insult to

seat in front. of the

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

audience was immediately captivated by her serene and steady

as Ashley

Ciapter 61

the first

sixth notes, Matthew’s eyes were

himself, ‘It’s just

like when my mentor Ash personally played The

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

had only felt this soul-resonating

found himself experiencing that same feeling:

‘What’s going

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

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

had come to a quiet country lane, looking at

listening again, they felt the harp’s rhythm quicken, adding a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about to head to the

became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict before their

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers on

was the most difficult part of playing The

techniques, with fluid

of the harp was its tranquility. You needed to