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 inside, darkness engulfed us, and the path

a haunted

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

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

me some food. I haven’t

“If you go to another

Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them,

for me.”

retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled

bills.”

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

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

of coldness.

in his gaze.

serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish,

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,

need to wait in line at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five

her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to run away when you’re unhappy.”

I didn’t intend for things to turn out this way. I just couldn’t control my

Chloe softly retorted.

the hell would have thought that she had gone for

was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked, “What

realized it was not the appropriate moment to argue with

pinch her cheek which left

her head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released

Grandpa

“But why?”

have something to tell

She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food

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