Charlie nodded and said, "Then, you must be drinking tonight, right?"

"Yup," Jacob said with a laugh. "I'll certainly drink a little. Why?"

Charlie then said, "Oh, I have some business to tend to this afternoon. If it's convenient for you, I want to use your car later."

Jacob handed the car keys to Charlie without any hesitation and said, "Of course it's convenient for me! Go ahead and use it. It just so happens that I will drink a glass or two tonight. If I drive, I would have to find someone to drive me home. It's much more convenient to just take a cab." 7

Charlie nodded and took the car keys from Jacob.

Claire, who was standing at the side, said, "Dad, I'll be going to my office later. I can send you to the association on the way."

Jacob laughed and said, "Wonderful! I can save on the taxi fare, then!"

After Jacob and Claire had left, Charlie took the pills out, put them into an inconspicuous shoulder bag, and left the house.

got into Jacob's car and went straight to

villa in the suburbs.

lunch box to her mother, she immediately went to the office of the director of the nephrology department

glasses up and said seriously, "Miss Young, I have to be frank. Your father is not doing very well right now. His kidney has completely

dialysis on him every day and hemodialysis every other day. His complications are getting worse

do a check-up on him this morning and found that his condition today has worsened as compared

another evaluation

you have at most twelve days to find a kidney source. If you can't find one, there's truly nothing we can do.

flowed out of her eyes and drenched

wiped away her tears and asked anxiously, "Dr. Spears, how did my father's condition decline so significantly? That kidney he has now was just transplanted two years ago. You were the one who did the transplant surgery for him, and I remember that you said that he would not have a life-threatening condition for at least quite some time, but

would have failed so quickly. I tried to investigate whether there are any signs of accidental ingestion of any toxic substances, but I have not found

what kind of toxic substance can cause a person's kidney

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