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.

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 your calls?”

James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined to do everything he could for her

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name. James shook his head. “There’s nothing we can

I can leave the hospital. Can

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

discharged to Scarlet,but she flatly refused. Knowing her stance wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health issues, he decided not to push the matter further. Despite his ongoing struggles

While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he managed to present

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

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

and was unsure of how to respond to James unexpected query.

I deny it? He didn’t really want

aren’t you aware of the results from the compatibility test? It didn’t

the test results, he likely

nodded and

being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to get discharged and

took a moment to absorb

help me convince

just when Zacharias thought he would reject

crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was swiftly

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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 she’ll

Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping

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

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

with Zacharias! That is, compared to Fanny, Zacharias was more important.

support in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing the

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

treatment of James, the eldest son and heir

likely be more

thoughts in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James

if James lingered in his ward, he might

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

expose them, simply getting up and saying,

he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting outside.

if in