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 indiscernible. It

a haunted house instead.

A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop, he would not be lying

force you to go?” Joseph

the tissue box from the bedside table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m about to

tissue box bounced off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the rest of your

he woke

for me.”

peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll go settle the

bills.”

was 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

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.

Joseph’s expression remained unchanged as he glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand, and he asked, What did you

eatery that serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs,

striding forward in long

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

usually took no more than five minutes to settle the bill. He had no reason to

Joseph’s magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to run

didn’t intend for things to turn out

Chloe softly

thought that she had gone for the wrong person from

not catch what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked, “What are you mumbling

it was not the appropriate moment to

cheek which left behind a

appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released his fingers from her

the food to Grandpa and then come out.”

“But why?”

something to tell you.”

complied. She followed Joseph’s order to bring

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