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.

what we did back in the war. But once we

haunted house

room had been filled with intricate traps and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop, he would not be lying

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

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

“If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the rest of your

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

for me.”

handed the peeled apple to

bills.”

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

lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and

of coldness.

Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His

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

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long strides and

reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the

more than five minutes to settle the bill. He had no reason to stay in

“Yes. After all, you have a tendency

for things to turn out

Chloe softly retorted.

thought that she had gone for the wrong person from

but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and

it was not the appropriate moment

from retorting and let him pinch her cheek which left

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

Grandpa and then come

“But why?”

to tell

complied. She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food to

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