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.

hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we do about Angela’s not answering your calls?”

changed the subject, not wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He

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James shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll try again

leave the hospital. Can you talk to

as soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet

his recent health issues, he decided not to push the matter further. Despite his ongoing struggles with his health, he

few days to appear more stable and hide any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he managed to present a

than addressing his inquiry directly, James threw him off guard with a

sense of clarity. He couldn’t prevent him from

for words and was

it? He didn’t really want

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

informed James of the test results, he likely withheld this information

James nodded and gently

mind the affectionate gesture as Zacharias continued to plead. James. I can’t stand being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to get discharged and wander around Northland. Since I arrived in this town. I haven’t had the chance

moment to

persisted, “Please, James, help me convince

moment, and just when Zacharias thought he would reject the idea outright. James

sickly face, and

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make sure to be cautious

to Mom about it, but I can’t promise she’ll

in such a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping him. in the

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

wasn’t indifferent to his Fanny. He just made the same choice

Zacharias! That is, compared to Fanny, Zacharias was more

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

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

Scarlet’s love for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and

be more open to James‘ influence.

mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once

ward, he might delve into other topics and forget about persuading Scarlet.

now, he should still remember to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet,

through Zacharias Kins‘ intentions but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take a rest. I’ll step out for

he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting

gripped her phone, as if in the midst