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

thought, ‘Despite Ashley’s young age and Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s respect for Ashley is

student is far too

“This is rude!

infuriating enough to make me want to

eme

saying with reluctance, “Ms. Ramos, thank you for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to

really want to see how well Ashley can

she will play better than

at her as if she was a fool about to

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

thought she must

‘Amusingly

hearing Ashley was about to play The

“This jinx is unworthy

will be an insult to both Ash and The

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

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

was immediately captivated by her serene and

his eyes as Ashley began to pluck

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the first note.

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

to himself, ‘It’s

like when my mentor Ash personally

and easy harp sound not played for the sake of learning or competing,

far, Matthew had only felt this soul-resonating sensation

found himself experiencing that

thought, ‘What’s

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

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

come to a

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 battlefield.

sounded even more desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and

Ashley’s fingers on the harp.

part of playing

with fluid grace and precision, without a

characteristic of the harp was its tranquility. You