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.

thought it’d be like playing hide-and-seek, like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the

a haunted

the wall, and if Harold had been aware that

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

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

Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another

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

for me.”

retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple

bills.”

Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered a few light dishes and a nutritious

well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and

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

poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is that okay?” Chloe replied.

nodded, striding forward in long strides and taking

before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had

more than five minutes

voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After

for things to turn out this way. I

softly

all, who the hell would have thought that she had

clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked, “What are you mumbling about?”

the appropriate

from retorting and let him pinch her cheek which left behind a

appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he

the food to Grandpa and then come

“But why?”

have something to

to bring the food to Harold. She even

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