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 for Ashley is

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

“This is rude!

make me want to dismiss her!”

eme

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

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

believe she will play better

looked at her as if she was a fool about to meet her doom

“Your student is amusingly foolish. But according to the

must have misheard.

wondered, ‘Amusingly foolish?”

was about to

unworthy of playing Ash’s The Land.

performance will be an insult to

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

hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if

immediately captivated by her serene and

Ashley began

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first

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

to himself, ‘It’s just like…

Ash personally played

not played for the sake of learning or competing, but played to enjoy the beauty of the harp!’

this soul-resonating sensation

Ashley play, he found himself experiencing

‘What’s going on?”

venue and the online livestream audience had their

from the

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

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

desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers on the harp.

the most difficult part of playing The Land.

incredibly fast, with nimble and intricate techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without

characteristic of the harp was its