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.

the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the path ahead

haunted house instead.

A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had

you to go?” Joseph

threw it 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

off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t

could not fathom why Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between

for me.”

her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled

bills.”

closed at this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street

His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows arched slightly, giving

of coldness.

detected in his gaze.

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

in long

reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering

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

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

to turn out

softly

that she had gone

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

realized it was not the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph,

let him pinch her cheek

submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and

food to Grandpa and then

“But why?”

to tell

She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food

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