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.

a heavy stillness. After a while,

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

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

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

soon as possible and then avoid Scarlet and take Fanny to another hospital for kidney transplant

with his recent health issues, he decided not to push the

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

with a

prevent him from acting, so he needed to find

found himself at a loss for words and was unsure of how to respond to James

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

he opted for a strained smile and said. “James, aren’t you aware

likely informed James of the test results, he likely withheld

that you understand.” James nodded and gently patted

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 this town. I haven’t had the chance

took a moment to absorb

persisted, “Please, James, help

Zacharias thought he would reject the

surprise crossed Zacharias‘ sickly face, and it

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make sure to be cautious

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

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

might still be pondering the kidney donation, perhaps convincing Scarlet

just made the

donation surprisingly align with Zacharias!

in persuading Mom. I’ll handle discussing

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

love for her sons was uniform, her treatment of James, the eldest son and heir to the Kins Family, differed slightly from the

would likely be more open to James‘ influence.

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

lingered in his ward, he might delve into other topics

to bring up the hospital discharge with Scarlet, shouldn’t

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

he immediately noticed Scarlet waiting

as if in the midst of a call, though she remained silent.