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 should we

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

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can do. She’s probably

acknowledged and then said. “James, I think I can leave the hospital. Can you talk to Mom

possible and then avoid Scarlet and take

recent health issues, he decided not to push the matter further. Despite his ongoing struggles with

Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement,

directly, James threw him off guard with a sudden

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

for words and was unsure of how

really want to lie

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

test results, he likely withheld

James nodded and

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

persisted, “Please, James, help me convince

just when Zacharias thought he would reject the idea outright. James replied, “Hmm.”

brief flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly

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I’ll make sure to be cautious once

to

a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly

convincing Scarlet

He just made the same choice as other members of the

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

persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing the hospital discharge with her,”

ability to sway

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

would likely be more open to

these thoughts in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more before

ward, he might delve into other topics and forget

remember to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet, shouldn’t

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

the ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting outside.

in the midst of a call, though she remained