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.

Zacharias sighed softly, James remained silent, allowing the room to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked,

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

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can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll

I can leave the hospital.

hospital as soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take

stance wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health issues,

his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he managed

threw him off guard with a

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

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

it? He didn’t really want to lie to

and said. “James, aren’t you aware of the results from

test results, he likely withheld this information from

nodded and gently patted

hospital anymore. I want to get discharged and wander

took a moment to absorb

“Please, James, help me convince

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

flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was swiftly replaced

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and reassurance. “Thanks, James. I’ll make sure to be

resignation. “I’ll talk to Mom about

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

considering that Zacharias might still be pondering the kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and then addressing

to his Fanny. He just made the

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

support in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing the hospital

expressed doubt about his ability to sway Scarlet,

treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins Family, differed slightly from the others.

more open to

to James once more

his ward, he might delve into other topics and forget

remember to bring up the hospital discharge

intentions but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You

ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting

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