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.

in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us,

haunted house

emerged from the wall, and if Harold had

to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph asked as he peeled

the bedside table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m about to starve to death

bounced off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another

Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy some food. Grandpa,

for me.”

the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll go settle

bills.”

her way to a

well-fitted suit accentuated his tall

of coldness.

he glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food

I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is that okay?” Chloe replied.

in long strides and

she took a deep breath and asked the

need 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 to

past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a

intend for things to turn out this way. I

softly

that she had gone for the wrong

knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked, “What are you

Chloe realized it was not the appropriate moment to

let him pinch her cheek which left

His anger abated, and he released

food to Grandpa and then

“But why?”

something to tell

She followed Joseph’s order to bring the

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