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

instinctively changed the subject, not wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from.

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can do. She’s probably in training

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

as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take

mentioned the idea of being 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

days to appear more stable and hide any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much

James threw him off guard with

couldn’t prevent him from acting,

loss for words and was unsure of how to respond

really

opted for a strained smile and said. “James, aren’t you aware of the results from the compatibility test? It didn’t yield

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

you understand.” James nodded and gently patted

Zacharias continued to plead. James. I can’t stand being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to get discharged and wander around Northland. Since I arrived in this

a moment to absorb

James, help me convince Mom.”

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

crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was swiftly replaced

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

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

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

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

made the same choice as other members of

on the kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is, compared to Fanny,

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

expressed doubt about his ability to sway Scarlet,

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

be more open to

thoughts in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to

feared that if James lingered in his ward, he might delve

he should still remember to bring up the

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

exited the ward, he immediately

in the midst of a call, though