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

haunted house

more, the room had been filled with intricate traps and mechanisms. A skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was merely a prop, he

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

him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food.

go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the rest of your

he woke up. Stepping in between them, she

for me.”

at her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled

bills.”

her way to a restaurant situated

well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique.

of coldness.

subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the

I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains.

in long strides and taking the

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

usually took no more than five minutes to settle the

pausing, Joseph’s magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all,

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

Chloe softly retorted.

who the hell would have thought that she had gone for the wrong

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

not the appropriate moment

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

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

the food to Grandpa and

“But why?”

to tell

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

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