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.

what we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the

haunted house

the room had been filled with intricate traps and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if

you to

Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m about to starve to death

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

not fathom why Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll

for me.”

handed the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll

bills.”

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

in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and

of coldness.

his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her

I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains.

in long strides and taking the

and asked the question that had been

and it usually took no more than

his stride without pausing, Joseph’s magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a

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

Chloe softly retorted.

have thought that she had gone

something unpleasant. He pinched her

appropriate moment to argue with Joseph, so she

from retorting and let him pinch her cheek which left behind a

head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and

Grandpa and then come out.”

“But why?”

to tell

to bring the food to

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