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.

stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we

issue of where Fanny’s kidney would

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hearing Angela’s name. James shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s

acknowledged and then said. “James, I think I can leave the hospital.

and then avoid Scarlet and

mentioned 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. Despite his ongoing struggles with

more stable and hide any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much

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

prevent him from acting, so he needed to find a way to monitor

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

He didn’t really want to lie to James

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

of the test results, he likely withheld this

James nodded and gently patted the always frail

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 to

took a moment to absorb

persisted, “Please, James, help me

just when Zacharias thought he would reject the idea

sickly face, and it

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make sure to be cautious once I’m

to Mom about

Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping him. in the hospital for treatment.

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

made the

Zacharias!

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

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

love for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins

be more open

mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more

he might delve into other topics and

should still remember to bring up the

saw 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 a bit.”

the ward, he immediately noticed

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