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.

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

the subject, not wanting James to dwell on the issue of where Fanny’s kidney would come

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

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

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

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

few days to appear more stable and hide any discomfort from Fang Honglan. While his condition hadn’t seen

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

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

for words and was unsure of how to respond to James

deny it? He didn’t really want to lie to

strained smile and said. “James, aren’t you aware of the results from the compatibility test?

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

understand.” James nodded and gently patted the always frail

the affectionate gesture as Zacharias continued to plead. James. I can’t stand being cooped up in this hospital anymore. I want to

moment to absorb

“Please, James, help me convince Mom.”

studied him for a moment, and just when Zacharias thought he

of surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it

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

to Mom about it, but I can’t promise she’ll agree.”

in such a fragile state, Scarlet might stubbornly insist on keeping

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

He just made the same choice as other members of the Kins

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

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

to sway Scarlet,

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

more

to James once more before stifling a

if James lingered in his ward, he might delve into other topics

James left now, he should still remember to bring up

them, simply getting up and saying, “You

the ward, he immediately noticed

as if in the