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.

war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed

haunted

and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop, he

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

at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t

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

Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them,

for me.”

retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll go settle

bills.”

her way to a restaurant

suit accentuated his

of coldness.

subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand, and he asked, What did

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

nodded, striding forward in long strides

a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind, “Were you

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

her ear. “Yes. After all, you have

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

Chloe softly

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

said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked, “What are you mumbling

not the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph, so she

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

submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released his

to Grandpa and

“But why?”

to

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

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