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

young age and Eddy being

student is far too disrespectful to Ashley.

“This is rude!

enough to make me want to dismiss

eme

disrespect to heart. However, although Mr. Moore respects you, according

want to see how well Ashley can play.

believe she will play

at her as if she was a fool about to

is amusingly foolish. But according to the rules, I

must have

wondered, ‘Amusingly foolish?”

hearing Ashley was about to

unworthy of

will be an insult to both Ash and The

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

classical elegance emanated from

by her serene and steady

his eyes as Ashley began

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the first note.

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

thought to himself, ‘It’s

mentor Ash

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

felt this soul-resonating sensation

Ashley play, he found himself experiencing

‘What’s

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

people from the noisy and flashy modern city

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

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

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

unblinkingly at Ashley’s

the most difficult part of playing The

fast, with nimble and intricate techniques, with fluid

of the harp was its tranquility.