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

age and Eddy being quite old, Eddy’s respect

‘My student

“This is rude!

make me want to dismiss

eme

Ramos, thank you for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according to the show’s rules, it’s

see how

can’t believe she will play

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

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

must have

‘Amusingly

to play The Land, was

jinx is unworthy of

insult to both Ash

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

down and slightly raised her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from

immediately captivated by her serene and

eyes as Ashley began to

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the first note.

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

thought to himself,

when my mentor Ash personally played

not played for the sake of learning

had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening to

found himself experiencing that

‘What’s

audience had their eyes fixed on Ashley, who was seated

music was distant and prolonged as if it transported people from

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

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

harp sounded even more desolate and profound. The rhythm became increasingly faster, unfolding a

at Ashley’s

difficult part of playing The Land.

intricate techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without a

characteristic of the harp was