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.

hide-and-seek, like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped

haunted house instead.

abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it

hold a knife to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph

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

chuckled. “If you go to another escape

the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up.

for me.”

her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll go

bills.”

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

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

of coldness.

glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her

bought some poached eggs, steamed

long strides and taking the lead.

behind him. Just before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that

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

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

intend for things to turn out this

Chloe softly

thought that she had

said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant.

realized it was not the appropriate

and let him pinch her cheek which left

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

to Grandpa and then come out.”

“But why?”

something to tell you.”

order to bring the

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