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.

a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we do about Angela’s not answering

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

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head. “There’s nothing we can

I think I can leave the hospital.

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 push the matter further. Despite

from Fang Honglan. While his condition

addressing his inquiry directly, James threw him off guard with a sudden question. “Are you considering donating a kidney to

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

loss for words and was unsure of how to

it? He didn’t really

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

the test results, he likely withheld this information from the

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

took a moment to absorb

James, help me convince

him for a moment, and just when Zacharias thought he would reject

of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was

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I’ll make sure to be

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

Zacharias‘ health in such a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly insist

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

indifferent to his Fanny. He just made the same choice as other members of the

kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is,

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

James expressed doubt about his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in his own persuasion

of James, the eldest son and heir to

likely be more

gratitude to James once more before stifling a yawn.

might delve into other topics and forget about

now, he should still remember to bring up the hospital

saw through Zacharias Kins‘ intentions but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look

ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting outside.

her phone, as if in the