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

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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nothing we can

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

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

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

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

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

He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so he needed

for words and was unsure of how to respond to

deny it? He didn’t really want

aware of the results from the compatibility test?

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

you understand.” James nodded and gently

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

took a moment to

“Please, James, help me convince

a moment, and just when Zacharias thought he would

brief flicker of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it was swiftly

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sure

to Mom about it, but I can’t promise

Scarlet might stubbornly insist on

Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter

made the same choice

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

me your support in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing the

his ability to sway

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

be more open to James‘

to James once more before stifling a yawn.

might delve into other topics

to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet,

through Zacharias Kins‘ intentions but didn’t expose them, simply getting up and saying, “You look tired. Take a rest. I’ll step out for

ward, he immediately

her phone, as if in the midst of a