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.

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

haunted

skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a

throat and force you to go?” Joseph asked as

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

you go to another escape room, you

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

for me.”

Joseph handed the peeled apple to

bills.”

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

in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows arched slightly, giving off a

of coldness.

his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand, and he asked, What did you

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

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long strides and

reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind,

in line at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five minutes to settle the

without pausing, Joseph’s magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes.

for things to turn out

softly

she had gone for the

but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched

realized it was not the appropriate moment to

her cheek which left behind a

greatly. His anger abated, and

food to Grandpa and

“But why?”

to tell you.”

Joseph’s order to bring the food to Harold.

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