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.

But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the path ahead became

a haunted

A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop, he would not

a knife to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph asked as he peeled an apple.

buy me some food.

go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat

after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy some food. Grandpa, please wait

for me.”

handed the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered a

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

of coldness.

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

serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some

long strides and taking the

took a deep breath and asked the question that had been

wait in line at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five

brushed past her ear. “Yes.

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

softly retorted.

have thought that she had gone for the wrong person from the

did not catch what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked,

was not the appropriate

from retorting and let him pinch her cheek which

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

Grandpa

“But why?”

have something to tell

order to bring the food to Harold. She even

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