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.

a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked,

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

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

“James, I think I can leave the hospital. Can you talk to Mom about it?

discharged from the hospital as soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another hospital for kidney

Knowing her stance wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health

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

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

sense of clarity. He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so he needed to find a way to monitor his intentions.

and was unsure of how to

really want to

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

test results,

nodded and gently patted the

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

took a moment

help me convince Mom.”

and just when Zacharias thought he would reject the idea

surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly

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

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

might stubbornly insist on keeping

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

made the same choice as other members of

the kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is, compared to Fanny, Zacharias

lend me your support in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing the hospital discharge

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

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

more open

mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more before stifling a

feared that if James lingered in his ward, he might

to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet,

getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take a rest. I’ll step out for

he exited the ward, he immediately

if in