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

a haunted house instead.

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

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

the tissue box from the 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 death

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

argue with Harold immediately after he woke up.

for me.”

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

bills.”

was already closed at this hour, so Chloe made her way to a

in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated

of coldness.

expression remained unchanged as he glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand, and he asked, What did you buy?”

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

forward in long strides and taking

and asked the question that had

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

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

to turn out this

Chloe softly

have thought that she had gone for the wrong person from the

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

the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph,

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

way she lowered her head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released his

Grandpa and

“But why?”

have something to tell

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

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