Rebirth Reclaiming Her Self

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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.

a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we do about

wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney

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James shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in training

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

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

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

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

James threw him off guard with a sudden question. “Are you considering donating a kidney

him

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

it? He didn’t really want to lie

aware of the results from the

informed James of the test results,

good that you understand.” James nodded and

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

took a moment to

“Please, James, help me convince Mom.”

when Zacharias thought he

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

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James. I’ll make sure to be cautious once I’m discharged.”

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

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

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

wasn’t indifferent to his Fanny. He just made the same choice as other members of

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

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

his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained

of James, the eldest son and

be more open to

thoughts in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more before stifling a yawn.

might delve into other topics and

still remember to bring up the hospital discharge

saw through Zacharias Kins‘ intentions but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and

he exited the ward, he immediately

anxiously gripped her phone, as if in the midst of a call,