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

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

“This is rude!

to make me want to dismiss her!”

eme

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

‘I really want to see how well Ashley can

can’t believe she will play better than me!’

seeing Shirley’s defiant behavior, looked at her as if she was a fool about to meet her doom and was about to

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

thought she must have misheard.

wondered, ‘Amusingly foolish?”

was about to play

“This jinx is unworthy of

insult to

Ashley calmly took her seat in front. of the harp, gently pressing the

emanated

livestream audience was immediately captivated by her serene and steady demeanor.

as Ashley began to pluck the strings.

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the first note.

eyes were brimming with surprise, his profound gaze fixed on

himself, ‘It’s just like…

Ash

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

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

he found himself experiencing that same feeling:

thought, ‘What’s going on?”

had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was seated before the

if it transported people from the noisy and flashy modern

and graceful as if they had come to a quiet country

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

rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a scene of strife and conflict

at Ashley’s fingers on

was the most difficult part

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

was