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.

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

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

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

think I can leave the hospital. Can you talk to

and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to

change, especially with his recent health issues, he decided not to push the

his condition

guard with a sudden question. “Are you considering donating

clarity. He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so he needed

found himself at a loss for words and was unsure of how to respond to James unexpected query.

really want to lie

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

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

it’s good that you understand.” James nodded

in this hospital anymore. I want to get discharged and wander around Northland. Since I arrived

a moment to

“Please, James, help me convince Mom.”

for a moment, and just when Zacharias thought he would reject the idea outright. James

surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and

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

to Mom about it, but I

health in such a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly

donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter head–on would

indifferent to his Fanny. He just made the same choice as other

kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is,

Mom. I’ll handle discussing the

his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in his own persuasion skills.

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

likely be more open to James‘ influence.

Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more

his ward, he might delve into other

bring up the

Kins‘ intentions but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take

he exited the ward, he immediately

phone, as if in the midst of a call, though