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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.

to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What

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

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head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in

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

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

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 better

guard with a sudden question.

He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so

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

He didn’t really want to lie to James

aware of the results from

likely informed James of the test results,

James nodded and gently patted the always frail Zacharias.

can’t stand being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to get

took a moment

persisted, “Please, James, help me convince

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

brief flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it

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make sure to

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

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

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

made the same choice as

thoughts on the kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is,

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

doubt about his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in his own persuasion skills.

of James, the eldest son and

be more open to James‘ influence.

to James once more before

that if James lingered in his ward, he might delve into other

should still remember to bring up the hospital

expose them, simply getting up and

he immediately noticed

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