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

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

some fun.

we did back in the war. But once we stepped inside, darkness

haunted house instead.

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 would not be

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

from the bedside table and threw it at him. “Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and

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

fathom why Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy

for me.”

retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

a restaurant situated across

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

of coldness.

detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container

I bought some poached eggs, steamed

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 for me earlier?”

no more than five minutes to

ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency

to turn out this way. I just

Chloe softly

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

it was something unpleasant. He pinched her cheek and asked, “What are you mumbling

was not the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph,

and let him pinch her cheek

submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he

Grandpa

“But why?”

something to tell

to

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