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.

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

Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was

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

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

to be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible and then avoid

had 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

stable and hide any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he managed to present a better

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

couldn’t prevent him from

a loss for words and was unsure of how

He didn’t really want to

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

informed James of the test results, he likely

that you understand.” James nodded

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

moment to absorb

“Please, James, help me

thought he would reject the

brief flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly

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“Thanks, James. I’ll make sure

talk to Mom about it,

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

that Zacharias might still be pondering the kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter head–on would be more beneficial.

indifferent to his Fanny. He just made the same choice

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

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

to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident

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

would likely be more open to James‘ influence.

Zacharias expressed gratitude to

feared that if James lingered in his ward, he might delve into other topics

he should still remember to bring

expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You

exited the ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting outside.

as if in the midst of