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.

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

Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined to do everything he

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

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

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

wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health issues, he decided not to push the matter further. Despite his ongoing struggles with his health, he made a concerted effort over

While his condition hadn’t seen much

than addressing his inquiry directly, James threw him off guard with a sudden question. “Are you

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

at a loss for words and was unsure of how

deny it? He didn’t really want to lie

you aware of the results

Joseph likely informed James of the test results, he likely withheld

nodded and gently

as 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.

took a moment

James, help me

just when Zacharias thought he would

crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was swiftly

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I’ll make sure to be cautious once I’m

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

state, Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping him. in the hospital

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 other members of the Kins Family.

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

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

to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in his own persuasion

of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins Family,

likely be more open to James‘

these thoughts in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James once more

feared that if James lingered in his ward, he might

bring up the

them, simply getting up and saying, “You

he exited the ward, he immediately

phone, as if in the