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.

to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we do about Angela’s not answering

the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was

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Angela’s name. James shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll try again at

I think I can leave the hospital. Can you talk to

possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another

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

any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition

off guard with a sudden question. “Are

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

and was unsure of how

deny it? He didn’t really want to

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

likely informed James of the test results,

good that you understand.” James nodded and gently

Zacharias continued to plead. James. I can’t stand being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to get discharged and

a moment to absorb words.

help me convince Mom.”

when Zacharias thought he would reject the idea

crossed Zacharias‘ sickly

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James. I’ll make sure to be cautious once

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

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

kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and then

just made the same choice

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

in persuading Mom. I’ll handle

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

eldest son and heir to the Kins Family, differed slightly from

be more open

mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more before stifling a

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

remember to bring up the

and saying, “You look tired. Take a

he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting

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