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

comrades of mine. They wanted to keep up with the latest trends, so they suggested we give an

some fun.

war. But once we stepped inside, darkness engulfed us, and the path

haunted house

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

to your throat and force you to go?” Joseph

me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m about to starve to death because of

“If you go to another escape room,

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

for me.”

her retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled apple

bills.”

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 soup.

encountered Joseph in the main lobby. His well-fitted suit accentuated his

of coldness.

could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to

bought some poached eggs, steamed fish, and some soft-cooked grains. Is that okay?”

striding forward in long strides and taking the

Just before reaching the ward, she took a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering in her mind,

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

brushed past her ear. “Yes. After all, you have a tendency to run away when

to turn out this way. I

softly retorted.

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

something unpleasant. He pinched her

appropriate moment to argue with Joseph, so she

pinch her cheek which left behind a

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

food to Grandpa

“But why?”

to

complied. She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food

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