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.

softly, James remained silent, allowing the room to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we do about Angela’s not answering your calls?”

changed the subject, not wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined to do everything he could for her illness.

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

can leave the hospital. Can you talk to Mom

possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny

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

hide any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his

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

felt a sense of clarity. He couldn’t prevent him

words and was unsure of how to

it? He didn’t really want to lie

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

informed James of the test results, he likely

understand.” James nodded

didn’t 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

moment to absorb

“Please, James, help

when Zacharias thought he would

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

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James. I’ll make sure to be

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

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

Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter head–on

wasn’t indifferent to his Fanny. He just made the same choice as other members of the

donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is,

handle discussing the hospital discharge with her,” Zacharias urged

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

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

would likely be more open

expressed gratitude to James once more

if James lingered in his ward, he might delve into other topics and forget about persuading Scarlet.

should still remember to bring up

through Zacharias Kins‘ intentions but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look

exited the ward, he immediately

gripped her phone, as if in