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.

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

haunted

been filled with intricate traps and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and

knife to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph

bedside table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten

off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you

Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke

for me.”

figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple

bills.”

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

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

of coldness.

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

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

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long strides and

deep breath and asked the question that had

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

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

turn out this way. I just couldn’t control

Chloe softly

all, who the hell would have thought that she had gone for the wrong person from the

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

not the appropriate moment to argue with

let him pinch her cheek which left behind a faint

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

the food to Grandpa and

“But why?”

have something to tell

Joseph’s order to bring

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