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

issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come from. He was determined to do everything he could for

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

can leave the hospital. Can you talk

as soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny

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 ongoing struggles with his health, he made a

discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen much

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

posed the question, he felt a sense of clarity. He couldn’t prevent him from acting, so he needed

himself at a loss for words and was unsure of how to respond to James unexpected query.

it? He didn’t really want to lie

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

James of the test results, he likely withheld this information

you understand.” James nodded

anymore. I

moment

persisted, “Please, James, help me convince Mom.”

when Zacharias thought he would

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

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

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

fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly

still be pondering the kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet to agree and then addressing the matter head–on would be more beneficial.

just made the same choice as other members of the Kins

Zacharias! That is, compared to

I’ll handle discussing the hospital discharge with

expressed doubt about his ability to sway Scarlet, Zacharias remained confident in his own persuasion skills.

treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins Family, differed slightly from the

likely be more open to

to James once more before

his ward, he might delve into other

still remember to bring up the hospital

them, simply getting up and

he exited the ward, he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting outside.

if in the