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

a haunted house

A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely

throat and force you

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

tissue box bounced off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the

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 some food. Grandpa,

for me.”

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

bills.”

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

suit accentuated his

of coldness.

his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in

a small eatery that serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long strides and taking the

Just before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind, “Were you waiting

and it usually took no more than five minutes to settle the bill. He

past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have

not… I didn’t intend for things to turn out this way. I just

softly retorted.

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

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

the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph, so

retorting and let him pinch her cheek which

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

to Grandpa and then come

“But why?”

something to tell you.”

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

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