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

thought, ‘Despite Ashley’s young age and Eddy being quite old,

‘My student

“This is rude!

to make me want to dismiss her!”

eme

you for not taking my disrespect to heart. However, although

see

can’t believe she will play

if she was a

smiling faintly, “Your student is amusingly foolish. But according

she must

‘Amusingly

to play The

unworthy of playing

insult to both Ash and The

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

her hand, an innate classical elegance emanated from her, as if she had been one with the

was immediately captivated by her

eyes as Ashley began to pluck the strings.

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first note.

Matthew’s eyes were brimming with surprise, his profound gaze

to himself, ‘It’s just

mentor Ash personally played

harp sound not played for the sake of learning or

far, Matthew had only felt this soul-resonating sensation when listening

found

‘What’s going on?”

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

as if it transported people from the noisy and

come to a quiet country lane, looking at smoke curling up from

sense of loneliness, like countless men parting from their families, about to head to the battlefield.

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

stared unblinkingly at Ashley’s fingers on

part of playing

techniques, with fluid grace and precision, without a hint of

greatest characteristic of the harp was its tranquility. You needed to