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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.

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

the subject, not wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined

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Angela’s name. James shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll try again

“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

wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health

his condition

guard with a sudden question. “Are you considering

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

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

I deny it? He didn’t really

and said. “James, aren’t you aware of

Joseph likely informed James of the test results, he likely withheld this information from

nodded and gently patted

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

took a moment to absorb words.

“Please, James, help me

Zacharias thought he

crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was swiftly replaced by

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“Thanks, James. I’ll make sure to be

sighed with a tinge of resignation. “I’ll talk to Mom about it,

a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping him. in

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

made the same choice as other

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

your support in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing

expressed doubt about his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias

for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins Family, differed slightly from

would likely be more open to James‘

expressed gratitude to James once more before

might delve into other topics and

James left now, he should still remember to bring up the hospital

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

phone, as if in the midst of a call,