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.

James remained silent, allowing the room to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and asked, “What should we

instinctively changed the subject, not wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined to do everything he could for

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Angela’s name. James shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do. She’s probably in training now. I’ll

leave the hospital. Can

be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another hospital for kidney transplant

refused. Knowing her stance wouldn’t change, especially with his recent health issues, he decided not to

Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he

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

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

words and was unsure of how to respond to James

it? He didn’t really want to lie to James directly.

“James, aren’t you aware of the results from the compatibility

the test results, he likely withheld this information from the

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

James. I can’t stand being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to

moment to absorb

help me

him for a moment, and just when Zacharias thought

brief flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly

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

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

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

pondering the kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and

He just made the same choice as other members

kidney donation surprisingly align with Zacharias! That is, compared

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

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

James, the eldest

would likely be more open

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

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

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

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

he immediately

phone, as if in the