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.

back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness

a haunted house instead.

and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had

and force you to go?” Joseph asked

table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten

tissue box bounced off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the rest of your

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

for me.”

her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

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

returning to the hospital, Chloe encountered Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows arched slightly,

of coldness.

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

eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is

striding forward in long strides

and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind, “Were you waiting for me earlier?”

was no 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 stay

her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to run

intend for things to turn out this way. I just couldn’t control

Chloe softly retorted.

that she had gone for the

what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched

Chloe realized it was not the appropriate moment

cheek which left behind a

way she lowered her head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released his fingers from her cheek.

Grandpa and then

“But why?”

something to

She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food

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