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

a haunted

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.

you to go?” Joseph

table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten

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

to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy some

for me.”

handed the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll

bills.”

made her way to a restaurant

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

of coldness.

a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His

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

forward in long strides and taking the

and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind, “Were you waiting for me earlier?”

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

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

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

softly retorted.

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

it was something unpleasant. He

Chloe realized it was not the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph, so

him pinch her cheek which left behind a faint red welt.

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

the food to Grandpa

“But why?”

have something to tell you.”

complied. She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food to Harold. She even

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