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.

a doctor, who reassured him that Scarlet had simply passed out from the shock and exhaustion, with no serious. consequences. Only then did he breathe

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

it seemed she had dashed over here in a

her already fragile health, her face was

so weak and vulnerable, Joseph felt

Mom’s alright. But you need to take care of yourself. Your health isn’t fully back

as her eyes

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should stay here with her,”

collapse had been too sudden, and he hadn’t had the chance to fill

it would make Fanny distressed. Fanny is so kind–hearted. Knowing that Zacharias wants to donate his kidney to her

hesitated and said, “Then should we let Christopher take care of him? He has

at the mention of

His sudden firmness startled her.

met his gaze, and uncertainty flooded her heart.

startled, he realized he

to leave, Joseph

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

ming out, and

soon as he left

ward and took a seat beside the unconscious Scarlet.

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

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Jonathan could be by her side in her meeting with Joseph, so as soon as the agreed–upon time

barely glanced at him, and his attention was still primarily focused on Angela.

the table like before,

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

arrived at the private room, he didn’t even sit down before speaking, and he even gasped for breath while looking a bit

remained silent. His stern expression clearly

some water,” Angela said calmly, and she nodded toward the glass on the table as a gentle prompt

from Jonathan’s firm grasp, she sensed his unease toward Joseph and decided

that Jonathan was sticking close