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

thinking, ‘My student is

“This is rude!

infuriating enough to make me want to dismiss her!”

eme

clenched her fist and looked at Ashley, saying with reluctance, “Ms. Ramos, thank you for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although

‘I really want to see how well Ashley can play.

she will

behavior, looked at her as if she was a fool about to meet her doom and was about to reprimand

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

must have misheard.

‘Amusingly

was about to play The

is unworthy of playing Ash’s The Land.

will be an insult to both Ash and The

Ashley calmly took her seat in front. of the harp, gently pressing the strings with her left hand.

her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated

immediately captivated by her serene and steady

his eyes as Ashley began to pluck

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first note.

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

to himself, ‘It’s just like…

Ash personally

of learning or competing, but played to enjoy the beauty of the harp!’

this soul-resonating sensation when listening to

hearing Ashley play, he found himself experiencing that same

‘What’s

at the venue and the online livestream audience had their eyes fixed

music was distant and prolonged as if it transported people from the noisy

tranquil and graceful as if they had come to a quiet country lane, looking at smoke curling up from

a sense of loneliness, like countless

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

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers

most difficult part of playing

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

was its tranquility. You needed