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.

like playing hide-and-seek, like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the

a haunted

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 here.

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

buy me some food. I haven’t eaten

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

to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy some

for me.”

her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll go

bills.”

already closed at this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant

Chloe encountered Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows arched slightly, giving

of coldness.

expression remained unchanged as he glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand, and

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

in long

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

line at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than

brushed past her ear. “Yes. After

I didn’t intend for things to turn out

Chloe softly retorted.

the hell would have thought that she had gone for

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

the appropriate moment to argue

let him pinch her cheek which

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

to Grandpa

“But why?”

have something to tell you.”

order to bring the food to Harold. She

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