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.

in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed

a haunted house

with intricate traps and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware

your throat and force you to go?” Joseph

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

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

Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy some food. Grandpa, please wait

for me.”

her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple

bills.”

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

returning to the hospital, Chloe encountered Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit

of coldness.

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

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

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 lingering in her mind, “Were you waiting

need to wait in line at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five minutes to settle the bill. He had no reason to stay in

“Yes.

for things to turn out this way. I

softly

would have thought that she had gone for the wrong person

not catch what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He

was not the appropriate moment to argue

let him pinch her cheek which left behind

way she lowered her head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated,

Grandpa

“But why?”

something to

obediently complied. She followed Joseph’s order to

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