Chapter 1683

Before speaking again, Emma took another big gulp of water to rinse her mouth. "Thank you for your kindness. It's just stress-induced vomiting. I'll be fine now, no need for the hospital—" "Are you sure I shouldn't take you?" Before Emma could finish, Ron interrupted. Emma said, "It's not that I don't want you to take me; it's that there's no need to go to the hospital. Could you please take me back to the campus?" Uncertain whether the three thugs had truly left, Emma knew it would be foolish to decline Ron's offer to take her, given the perilous moment. Ron thought, 'She was scared to the point of vomiting, yet her tone suggests she's perfectly fine—timid, perhaps, but she didn't break down crying. That makes her stronger than I thought.' He offered his rare kindness. "Get up, let's go." Emma tried to rise, but her body was too weak to stand. She looked up at Ron, blinking her watery eyes, and said in a pitiful tone, "My legs are too weak to stand. Can you help me up?" Ron let