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 what we did back in the war. But once we stepped

haunted

and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if

throat and force you to go?” Joseph asked as he peeled an apple.

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

harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the rest of your

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 Harold. “I’ll go settle

bills.”

hour, so Chloe made her way to a

lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His

of coldness.

gaze.

dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish,

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long strides and taking the

closely behind him. Just before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering in

more than five minutes to settle the bill. He

magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes.

turn out this way. I just

Chloe softly

all, who the hell would have thought that she had gone

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

realized it was not the appropriate moment to

cheek which left

greatly. His anger abated, and he released his

the food to Grandpa and then

“But why?”

have something to tell you.”

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

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