Chapter 112 Heart Attack

“Grandpa just had a heart attack. Come to the hospital now.”

Chloe’s pupils instantly constricted. Without thinking about anything else, she immediately agreed, “Okay.”

Forty minutes later, she arrived at the hospital. Through the glass window, she could see

Harold lying in the emergency room with an oxygen tube inserted into his nose and a pale face.

devoid of color.

This sight made Chloe’s heart tighten. “Why did Grandpa suddenly have a heart attack?”

Joseph remained expressionless and said, “He went to play an escape room with some friends, and he got frightened.”

“That’s it?”

“Mm-hm.”

“Sigh…” Chloe touched her nose and replied, “Grandpa still has the heart of a child.”

“Where are the family members of the patient? The patient has awakened,” a nurse said as she emerged from the ward.

Joseph glanced at Chloe. “Let’s go in.”

“Okay.”

The two of them entered the ward one after the other. When Harold saw them, a gentle smile graced his aging face. “I’m fine. Patrick was just being paranoid in calling you two here.”

Chloe pursed her lips and coaxed him like a child, “Grandpa, you shouldn’t go to escape rooms

anymore.”

Flushed with embarrassment, Harold shot an annoyed glare at Joseph before clearing his

throat. “Fine, fine. I won’t go anymore. This is the fault of those old comrades of mine. They wanted to keep up with the latest trends, so they suggested we give an escape room a try for

some fun.

like playing hide-and-seek, like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us,

haunted house

abruptly emerged from the wall,

force you to go?” Joseph asked as he

it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m about

go to another escape room, you won’t

need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke

for me.”

retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled

bills.”

was already closed at this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered

well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender

of coldness.

Joseph’s expression remained unchanged as he glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food

a small eatery that serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and

long strides

she took a deep breath and asked the

to wait in line at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five minutes to settle the bill. He had no reason

“Yes. After all, you have a

not… I didn’t intend for things to turn out this

softly

thought that she had gone for the wrong person from

knew it was something unpleasant. He

the appropriate moment to argue with

retorting and let him pinch her cheek

His anger abated, and he released his fingers

to Grandpa

“But why?”

to tell

obediently complied. She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food to Harold. She

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