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.

Zacharias sighed softly, James remained silent, allowing the room to hang in a heavy stillness. After a while, the former looked up and

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

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shook his head. “There’s nothing we can do.

think I can leave

possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny

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 ongoing struggles with his health,

from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much improvement, at least he managed to present a better façade.

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

of clarity. He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so he needed to

himself at a loss for words and was unsure of how

He didn’t really want to

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

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

understand.” James nodded and gently patted the

mind the affectionate gesture 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. Since I arrived in

took a moment to absorb

James, help me convince

when Zacharias thought

Zacharias‘ sickly face,

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

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

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

be pondering the kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter

He just made the same choice as other members of

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

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

though James expressed doubt about his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained

her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the

likely be more

thoughts in mind, Zacharias expressed gratitude to James

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

bring

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

ward, he

moment, she anxiously gripped her phone, as if in the midst of a call, though