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 stepped

a haunted house instead.

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

you to go?” Joseph asked as he peeled

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

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

woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy some food. Grandpa, please wait

for me.”

handed the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll go

bills.”

her way to a restaurant situated across

main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his

of coldness.

a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand,

serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is that

long

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

the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five minutes to settle the bill.

pausing, Joseph’s magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you

didn’t intend for things to turn out

softly

who the hell would have thought that she had

catch what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked,

appropriate moment

retorting and let him pinch her cheek which

Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released his fingers from her cheek.

the food to Grandpa and then come out.”

“But why?”

have something to tell

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

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