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.

remained silent, allowing the room to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we do

the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined

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“There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll try again at

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

be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible and then

the idea of being discharged to Scarlet,but she flatly refused. Knowing her stance wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health issues, he decided not to push the matter further.

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

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

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

at a loss for words and was unsure of how to respond to

I deny it? He didn’t really

said. “James, aren’t you aware of the results from the compatibility test?

the test results, he likely withheld this information

nodded and gently

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

a moment to

persisted, “Please, James, help me

Zacharias thought he would reject the idea outright.

sickly face, and it was swiftly replaced

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make sure

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

a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping

Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter head–on would

made the same choice as other members

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

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

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

was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest

more open to

in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more before

in his ward, he might delve into other topics and forget

he should still remember to bring

but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take a rest. I’ll step

exited the ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet

anxiously gripped her phone, as if in