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

those old comrades of mine. They wanted

some fun.

once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and

haunted house

abruptly emerged from the wall,

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

“Shut up! Go buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m about to starve to death because of you, you brat.”

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

with Harold immediately after he woke up. Stepping in between them, she offered, “I’ll go buy some food. Grandpa, please

for me.”

the peeled apple to Harold.

bills.”

to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered a few light dishes

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

of coldness.

remained unchanged as he glanced at Chloe, a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze.

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

in long

ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had

in line at the payment counter, and it usually took no more than five minutes to settle the bill.

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

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

Chloe softly

thought that she had gone

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

realized it was not the appropriate

cheek which left behind

submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated, and he released

Grandpa and

“But why?”

something to tell you.”

to bring the food to Harold. She even

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