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 inside, darkness engulfed

a haunted

the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop,

throat and force you to go?” Joseph asked

it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and

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

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

for me.”

figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

at this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant

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

of coldness.

detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand, and he asked, What did you

home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is that okay?” Chloe replied.

nodded, striding forward in long strides and taking the

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

the payment counter, and it usually took no more

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

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

softly

have thought that she had gone for the wrong person from the get-go?

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

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

retorting and let him pinch her cheek which left behind a

greatly. His anger abated,

the food to Grandpa and then come out.”

“But why?”

to

to bring the food to Harold. She even

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