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.

back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the

a haunted house instead.

room had been filled with intricate traps and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop, he would not be lying here.

they hold a knife to your throat and force you

some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and

“If you go to another escape room,

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

for me.”

the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll

bills.”

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

returning to the hospital, Chloe encountered Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows

of coldness.

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

I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains.

forward in long strides and taking

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

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

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

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

Chloe softly

would have thought that she had gone for the

something unpleasant. He pinched

appropriate moment

retorting and let him pinch her cheek

lowered her head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated,

food to Grandpa and

“But why?”

to tell

She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food

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