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

exited the ward, Fanny burst in. “Joseph, what’s going on with Mom?” she asked

seemed she had dashed over here

face was

her looking so weak and vulnerable, Joseph felt

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

her eyes darted nervously. “Are

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should stay here

he hadn’t had the chance to fill Fanny in on the

is so kind–hearted.

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

expression darkened at the mention of

not!” His sudden

gaze, and uncertainty flooded

he

to leave, Joseph checked

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

ming out, and

did he know that as soon as he

stepped into the ward and took a seat beside

Angela to

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her meeting with Joseph, so as soon as the

Joseph entered the private room, Jonathan barely glanced at him, and his attention

the table like

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

he 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 hinted at his displeasure

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

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

close out of concern for her.