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.

thought it’d be like playing hide-and-seek, like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped

a haunted

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

and force you to go?” Joseph asked

box from the bedside table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I

harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the rest

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

for me.”

peeled apple

bills.”

at this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant

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

of coldness.

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

a small eatery that serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is that okay?”

nodded, striding forward in long strides and

took a deep breath and asked the question

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 in

brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to run away when

not… I didn’t intend for things to turn out this way. I just couldn’t control my

softly

that she had gone for the

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

Chloe realized it was not the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph,

retorting and let him pinch her cheek which left behind

submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger

to Grandpa and then come

“But why?”

have something to tell you.”

followed Joseph’s order to

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