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 us, and the path ahead became indiscernible. It should be

a haunted house instead.

skeleton abruptly emerged from the wall, and if Harold had been aware that it was

knife to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph

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

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

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

for me.”

retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

hospital cafeteria was already closed at this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered a few light dishes and a nutritious

in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his tall and slender physique. His eyebrows arched slightly, giving off a

of coldness.

be detected in his gaze.

I bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some

long strides and taking the

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

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

voice brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to run away when you’re unhappy.”

to turn out this way. I just couldn’t control my

Chloe softly retorted.

thought that she had gone for

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

not the appropriate moment to argue

her cheek which left

head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released his fingers from her

food to Grandpa and then come

“But why?”

something to tell you.”

Joseph’s order to bring the food to

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