Chapter 579

Sophia tried to ask, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she realized it was so parched she could barely make a sound, feeling so weak she was all breath and no voice.

The kind-faced middle-aged woman quickly brought over a cup of warm water from the side and spoon-fed her, "Here, have a sip of water to wet your whistle."

Sophia instinctively opened her mouth. After taking down a few sips, her scratchy throat felt a bit better, but she was still weak as a kitten, and even speaking was a struggle, her voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz.

The stranger who had been holding her shoulder earlier spoke up, "You've just woken up; you're still frail. No need to rush into talking."

Sophia gave him a glance, then looked around and still voiced her puzzlement, "Where is this place?"

"We're on the 'Royal Marine' cruise ship, out at sea." The middle-aged woman, who helped Sophia to drink, said with a smile, "I'm Amanda Ferber, and this is my son Harvey Ferber. That night we..."

She was about to explain how they found Sophia the night before when Harvey suddenly cut in, "Mom, she just woke up. She's weak and needs rest; don't bombard her."

Amanda paused, and then chuckled, "Look at me, getting all excited seeing you wake up, almost forgot you're still under the weather."

Sophia, "You rest up for now; I'll come check on you once

she turned to ask the doctor about

on the brain tissue." The doctor said gravely

"Didn't you say conservative treatment would

it. Plus, we were at sea, so we had to opt for conservative treatment.

at him, her eyes a bit vacant but calm and serene,

Harvey asked,

slightly,

are?"

didn't speak, didn't nod, didn't shake her head; her slightly widened

newly awakened body couldn't cope, gently urged her, "You rest up now. Don't overthink things; focus on getting

indeed at her limit, barely able to deal with the situation in front of her, and after responding, she slowly closed her eyes

eyes before closing them again. At least this time, she was doing a bit better, able to have

doctor, "We can't

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