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.

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

on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney

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

I can leave the hospital. Can you talk to Mom

as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another hospital for kidney transplant

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

any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen

than addressing his inquiry directly, James threw him off guard with a

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

and was unsure of how to respond to

He didn’t really want

he opted for a strained smile and said. “James, aren’t you aware of the results from the compatibility

results, he likely withheld this

understand.” James nodded

being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want

took a moment to

help me convince Mom.”

Zacharias thought he would reject the

of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face,

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and reassurance. “Thanks, James. I’ll make sure to

with a tinge of resignation. “I’ll talk to Mom about

might stubbornly insist on keeping him. in

kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and

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

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

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

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

Scarlet’s love for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and

be more open to James‘

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

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

still remember to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet, shouldn’t

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

he immediately

that moment, she anxiously gripped her phone, as if in the midst of