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

haunted house instead.

from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop, he would not

hold a knife to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph

bedside table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I

he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for

fathom why Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in

for me.”

the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered a few light dishes and a nutritious soup.

Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender

of coldness.

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

a small eatery that serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long

followed closely behind him. Just before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that

and it usually took no more than

stride without pausing, Joseph’s magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a

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

Chloe softly

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

what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked,

the appropriate moment

from retorting and let him pinch her cheek

way she lowered her head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His

the food to Grandpa and

“But why?”

to tell you.”

order to

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