Rebirth Reclaiming Her Self

Chapter 454 Monitoring Scarlet

James looked over at Zacharias, who lay weakly on the hospital bed, his face drained of color and tension etched into his features. “Come on, take a seat,” Zacharias said, managing a weak. smile.

He extended his frail arm from under the blanket and lightly tapped the edge of the bed twice.

Even though there were chairs scattered around the room, Zacharias had a gut feeling that whatever James was about to say might not be easy to hear. So, he decided to show a bit of vulnerability beforehand.

James let out a heavy sigh as he took in the latter’s pallid complexion and the strained smile plastered across his face. Some of his frustration melted away, and he settled himself onto the edge of the bed.

“We’re still on the hunt for a kidney for Fanny,” James said slowly, his gaze locked onto Zacharias‘ face.

He had a hunch about what Zacharias might be thinking and saw this as a chance to probe a bit further.

Zacharias cast his eyes downward. “Thanks. Any updates on the kidney source?”

In truth, he was not optimistic about James‘ and Joseph’s efforts to secure a kidney donor. It seemed akin to finding a needle in a haystack. Nevertheless, they were running out of options.

Which sane person would willingly give up such a vital organ like a kidney? That was why most kidney donors were those who had signed donation agreements before their only to be donated posthumously.

passing.

But even after excluding various circumstances, the number of usable kidneys was actually quite limited.

And to top it off, before Fanny, how many people were already in line, waiting for a chance to get a kidney? They didn’t need to check; they knew it was not a small number.

allowing the room to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while,

the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined to do everything he

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head. “There’s nothing we can

acknowledged and then said. “James, I think I can leave the hospital. Can you talk to Mom about

be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another hospital for kidney transplant surgery.

especially with his recent health issues, he decided not to

Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least

him off guard with

prevent him from acting, so he needed to find a way to monitor his

words and was unsure of how to respond to

really want to lie

opted for a strained smile and said. “James, aren’t you aware of the results from the compatibility test?

the test results, he likely withheld

good that you understand.” James nodded and gently patted

the affectionate gesture as Zacharias continued to plead. James. I can’t stand being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to

moment

James, help

moment, and just when Zacharias thought

flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face,

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“Thanks, James. I’ll make sure

sighed with a tinge of resignation. “I’ll talk to Mom about it, but

stubbornly insist on keeping

kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree

to his Fanny. He just made the same choice as

align with Zacharias! That is, compared to Fanny, Zacharias

me your support in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing the hospital discharge with her,”

to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in

love for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest

would likely be more open to James‘

in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more before stifling

might delve into other topics and forget about persuading

he should still remember to bring up the hospital

but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look

ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting outside.

as if in the midst of