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.

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

haunted house instead.

from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely

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

and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten

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

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

for me.”

peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

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

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

of coldness.

remained unchanged as he glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze

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

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long strides and

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

at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five minutes to settle the bill. He had no reason to

magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After

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

softly

have thought that she had gone for the wrong person from

he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked,

not the appropriate moment to argue

pinch her cheek which left behind a faint red welt.

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

food to Grandpa and then

“But why?”

have something to tell

Joseph’s order to bring the food

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