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.

like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the path ahead became indiscernible. It should

haunted

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

your throat and force you to go?” Joseph

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 starve to

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

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

for me.”

figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple

bills.”

made her way to a restaurant situated

Chloe encountered Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows arched slightly, giving

of coldness.

gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in

bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and

long

behind him. Just before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind, “Were you waiting for

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

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

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

softly retorted.

that she had gone for the wrong person from the

but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek

not the appropriate moment to argue with

her cheek which left behind a faint red welt.

lowered her head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he

to Grandpa and

“But why?”

something to tell

She followed Joseph’s order to

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