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.

did back in the war. But once we stepped

haunted

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

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

some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m about to starve to death because of

box bounced off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room,

to argue with Harold immediately after he woke

for me.”

peeled

bills.”

a restaurant situated across the street

to 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.

warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the

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

nodded, striding forward in long

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

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

ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to

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

softly

who the hell would have thought that she had gone for the

something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek

appropriate moment to argue

cheek which left behind a

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

Grandpa and then

“But why?”

to

Joseph’s order to bring the food to Harold. She

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