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.

in a heavy stillness. After a while, the

instinctively changed the subject, not wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would

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his head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll try again at noon.”

then said. “James, I think I can leave the hospital. Can you

and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another hospital

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 push the matter further. Despite his ongoing struggles with his health, he

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

threw him off guard with a

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

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

deny it? He didn’t really want to lie to James directly.

strained smile and said. “James, aren’t you aware of the

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

it’s good that you understand.” James nodded and gently patted the

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 this town. I haven’t had the chance to explore.”

took a moment to absorb

“Please, James, help me convince Mom.”

him for a moment, and just when Zacharias thought he would reject

flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was

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“Thanks, James. I’ll make sure

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

Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping him. in the hospital for treatment.

convincing Scarlet to agree and then addressing the

just made the same choice

the kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is, compared

handle discussing the hospital discharge with her,” Zacharias

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

eldest son

be more open to James‘ influence.

expressed gratitude to James once more

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

remember to bring up the hospital discharge with

didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take a rest. I’ll

he exited the ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet

gripped her phone, as if in the midst of