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.

hide-and-seek, like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the path ahead became indiscernible. It should be

a haunted house instead.

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

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

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

chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for

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

for me.”

her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled

bills.”

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

Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows arched

of coldness.

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

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

in long strides and taking the

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

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

voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to

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

softly retorted.

thought that she had

it was something unpleasant. He pinched her

realized it was not the appropriate

and let him pinch her cheek

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

the food to Grandpa and then come

“But why?”

something to tell you.”

She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food to

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