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

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

student is far too disrespectful to Ashley.

“This is rude!

enough to make me want to

eme

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, it’s your turn after I played

see how well

she will play better

her as if she was a fool about to meet her doom and was about to

student is amusingly foolish. But according to the rules, I shall play

thought she must

‘Amusingly foolish?”

Ashley was about to

is unworthy of playing Ash’s The Land.

an insult to both Ash and

seat in front. of the harp, gently

hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she had been one with the

immediately captivated by her

widened his eyes as Ashley began

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first note.

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

to himself, ‘It’s just like…

like when my mentor Ash personally played The Land!

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

Matthew had only felt this soul-resonating sensation

he found himself experiencing

thought, ‘What’s going

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

lingering harp music was distant and prolonged as if it transported people from the noisy and flashy modern city

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

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

unfolding a scene of strife and

Ashley’s fingers on the

the most difficult part of playing

techniques, with fluid grace and precision,

of the harp was its tranquility. You needed to