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

haunted house

and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold

a knife to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph asked as

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

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

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

for me.”

Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

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

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

of coldness.

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

eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is that okay?” Chloe replied.

forward in long strides

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

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

ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to run away

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

softly

hell would have thought that she

not catch what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant.

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

and let him pinch her cheek which left behind a faint

greatly. His anger abated, and he released

to Grandpa and

“But why?”

something to tell

complied. She followed Joseph’s order to bring the

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