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.

be like playing hide-and-seek, like what we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the path

haunted house

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

you to go?” Joseph asked as he peeled an apple.

grabbed the tissue box from the bedside table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I

you go to another escape room, you

could not fathom why Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll

for me.”

peeled apple to Harold. “I’ll go settle

bills.”

so Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered a few

in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique.

of coldness.

at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted

a small eatery that serves home-style dishes. I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some

Joseph nodded, striding forward in long strides and taking the lead.

followed closely behind him. Just before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question

no more than five minutes to settle the

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

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

softly retorted.

have thought that she had gone for the wrong person

clearly knew it was something unpleasant.

appropriate moment to argue with Joseph, so she

her cheek which left

greatly. His anger abated, and he released his

Grandpa and then come out.”

“But why?”

have something to tell you.”

to bring the food to Harold.

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