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.

the room to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while,

James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was

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head. “There’s nothing we can do.

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

then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another hospital for

she flatly refused. Knowing her stance wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health issues, he

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

addressing his inquiry directly, James threw him off guard with a sudden question.

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

a loss for words and was unsure

really want to

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

informed James of the test results, he likely withheld this

understand.” James nodded and gently patted the always frail

cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to

a moment to absorb

“Please, James, help me convince Mom.”

Zacharias thought he would reject the idea outright. James replied,

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

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reassurance. “Thanks, James. I’ll make sure to be cautious once

resignation. “I’ll talk to Mom about it, but I can’t

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

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

made the same choice as other members of the Kins

Zacharias! That is, compared

handle discussing the hospital discharge with her,” Zacharias

to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in his own

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

be more

to James once more before stifling a yawn.

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

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

and saying,

ward, he

phone, as if in the midst of a call, though she remained silent.