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

‘My student is far too disrespectful to Ashley.

“This is rude!

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 Mr. Moore respects you, according to the show’s rules, it’s your turn after I played

want to see how well

she will play better than me!’

was a fool about

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

she must have misheard.

wondered, ‘Amusingly

hearing Ashley was about to play

is unworthy of

be an insult to both Ash

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

moment she sat down and slightly raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she had been one with

was immediately captivated by her serene and

his eyes as Ashley began to pluck the strings.

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the first

the fifth and sixth notes, Matthew’s eyes were brimming with

himself,

when my mentor Ash

for the sake of learning or competing,

soul-resonating sensation when listening

Ashley play, he found himself

‘What’s

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

and prolonged as if it transported people from

the harp sounded tranquil and graceful as if they had come to a quiet country lane,

a sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about to head

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

at Ashley’s fingers on the harp.

difficult part

moved incredibly fast, with nimble and intricate techniques, with fluid grace

of the harp was its tranquility.