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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.

stillness. After a while, the former looked up

wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined to do

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nothing we can do. She’s probably

then said. “James, I think I can leave the hospital. Can you talk

and then avoid

Scarlet,but she flatly refused. Knowing her stance wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health issues, he decided not to push the matter further. Despite his ongoing struggles with his

any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he managed

directly, James threw him off guard with a sudden question. “Are you considering donating a

of clarity. He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so he needed to

for words and was unsure of how to respond to James unexpected query.

deny it? He didn’t really want

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

Joseph likely informed James of the test results, he likely

nodded and gently patted

cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to get discharged and wander around Northland. Since I arrived in this town. I haven’t

a moment to absorb words.

“Please, James, help me convince

just when Zacharias thought he would reject the idea outright.

of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly

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make sure

“I’ll talk to Mom about it,

Zacharias‘ health in such a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping him. in the hospital for treatment.

kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter head–on would be more beneficial.

made the same choice as other members of

surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is, compared to Fanny, Zacharias was more important.

Mom. I’ll handle discussing the hospital discharge with her,” Zacharias

to sway

love for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the

likely be more open to James‘

mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to

might delve

remember to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet, shouldn’t

getting up and saying, “You

ward, he immediately noticed

that moment, she anxiously gripped her phone, as if in the midst of a call, though she remained silent.