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.

stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What

to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from.

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

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

hospital as soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny

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

stable and hide any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t

him off guard with a sudden question. “Are you

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

loss for words and was unsure of how

He didn’t really want to lie to

you aware of the results from the compatibility

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

you understand.” James nodded and gently patted the always frail Zacharias.

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

took a moment to absorb words.

persisted, “Please, James, help me convince

just when Zacharias thought he

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

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I’ll make sure to be cautious

of resignation. “I’ll talk to Mom about it, but

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

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

on the kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias!

support in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing the hospital discharge with

his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in

for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins Family, differed slightly

be more open to

gratitude to

might delve into other topics and

left now, he should still remember to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet,

expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take a rest. I’ll step out for

exited the ward, he immediately noticed

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