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

dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come

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nothing we can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll

“James, I think I can leave the hospital. Can

as possible and then avoid Scarlet

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

While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he managed to present a better

him off guard with a sudden question. “Are you considering donating a

clarity. He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so

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

didn’t really

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

test results, he likely withheld this information

nodded and

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

moment to absorb

“Please, James, help

and just when Zacharias thought he would reject the

sickly face, and

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sure to be cautious once

with a tinge of resignation. “I’ll talk to Mom about it, but I can’t promise she’ll agree.”

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

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

the same choice

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

Mom. I’ll handle discussing the hospital discharge with

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

treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins Family,

likely be more

expressed gratitude to James once

might

left now, he should still remember to bring up the

expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take a rest. I’ll

the ward, he

that moment, she anxiously gripped her phone, as if in the