Rebirth Reclaiming Her Self by Fleur Delacour

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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.

out from the shock and exhaustion, with no serious. consequences. Only then did he breathe a sigh of

soon as the doctor exited the ward, Fanny burst in. “Joseph, what’s

and it seemed she had dashed over

fragile health, her face was now deathly pale

so weak and vulnerable, Joseph felt a tug

yourself. Your health isn’t fully back yet,” he assured her as he tidied her slightly messy hair.

eyes darted nervously. “Are you

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should stay

firmly. Scarlet’s collapse had been too sudden, and he hadn’t had

is so kind–hearted. Knowing that Zacharias wants to donate his kidney to

She hesitated and

the mention of Christopher’s

absolutely not!” His sudden firmness startled

his gaze, and uncertainty

and startled, he realized he needed to reassure

to leave,

o’clock, and the cethey had agreed upon was about twenty minutes away.

ming out, and

he know that as soon as he left the

and took a seat beside

the afternoon, after Jonathan took Angela to the coffee shop, Joseph hurried

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room, Jonathan barely glanced at him, and his attention was still primarily focused on

couldn’t play with it on the table like before, so he had to keep it under the table as

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

terrible, and he seemed in a hurry. As soon as he arrived at the private room, he didn’t even sit down before speaking,

silent. His stern expression clearly hinted at his displeasure with Joseph.

nodded toward the glass on the table as a gentle prompt for Joseph to hydrate himself first.

firm grasp, she sensed his

that Jonathan was sticking close