Rebirth Reclaiming Her Self by Fleur Delacour

Chapter 404 Can We Talk?

Joseph felt a sense of unease as Scarlet abruptly grabbed him and spoke frantically.

He was originally anxious for a while when a rush of realization hit him. He recalled Christopher mentioning yesterday that Zacharias‘ match had been arranged, and Scarlet seemed to have agreed, too.

In the midst of his confusion and Scarlet’s urgency, he had completely forgotten it. What’s going on? Something seems off.

Scarlet continued to be restless, and her voice grew increasingly desperate. “Bring that wretched Angela here! If something happens to Zacharias, let her make amends with her life!”

Her voice had become raspy, and her eyes were bloodshot red.

“Mom!” Joseph shouted suddenly as if trying to snap her out of it.

He gripped her arms tightly and stared into her somewhat dazed eyes. “Mom, Christopher said you agreed to the match arrangement before. Don’t you remember?”

He wanted to confirm the truth of Christopher’s words.

The rush back here, on top of Scarlet’s incessant questioning, caused his thoughts to go in various directions. His mind went blank, and he somehow forgot Christopher’s words.

Scarlet remained bewildered as if stuck in a trance. “I don’t know!”

She shook her head incessantly, and her already disheveled hair resembled a mop.

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Seeing her complexion turn paler by the second, he felt both worried and anxious. He knew pressing her for answers now wouldn’t get him anywhere. “Mom, please try to calm down,” he urged. “Please, just try to relax.”

But Scarlet couldn’t calm down at all.

She clung tightly to his arm; her face was drained of colors, and her body trembled uncontrollably. Still, she stubbornly gritted her teeth and insisted, “You’re not allowed to use Zacharias‘ kidney!”

Upon hearing this, he immediately made a promise. “Mom, I promise, even if the match is successful, I won’t let him donate.”

At his pledge, she suddenly passed out.

simply passed out from the shock and exhaustion, with no serious. consequences. Only then did he breathe

ward, Fanny burst in. “Joseph, what’s going on with Mom?” she asked anxiously, her face etched with

she had dashed

her face was now deathly pale from

seeing her looking so weak and vulnerable, Joseph

care of yourself. Your health isn’t fully back yet,” he assured her as he tidied her

as her eyes

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should stay here with her,”

had been too sudden, and he hadn’t had the chance to fill Fanny in on

that if Scarlet let something slip, it would make Fanny distressed. Fanny is so kind–hearted. Knowing that Zacharias wants to

she didn’t insist on staying. She hesitated and said, “Then should we let Christopher take care of him? He

the mention of Christopher’s

not!” His sudden firmness startled

met his gaze, and uncertainty flooded her

seeing her wide–eyed and startled, he realized he

Fanny to leave, Joseph

upon was about twenty minutes

ming out, and

soon as he left the hospital,

the ward and took a seat

two in the afternoon, after Jonathan took Angela to the coffee shop, Joseph hurried over.

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be by her side in her meeting with Joseph, so as soon as the agreed–upon time approached, Jonathan hurried back home to fetch

him,

holding Angela’s soft hand, but he couldn’t play with it on the table like before, so he had to

being late,” Joseph apologized. He quickly checked the time and noted that it was exactly

room, he didn’t even sit down before speaking, and he even gasped for breath

clearly hinted at his displeasure with

the glass on the table as a gentle prompt for Joseph to hydrate

to free her hand from Jonathan’s firm grasp, she sensed

Jonathan was sticking close out of concern