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

They wanted to keep up with

some fun.

like what we did back in the war. But once we

a haunted

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

your throat and force you to

buy me some food. I haven’t eaten all day, and I’m

bounced off Joseph harmlessly, and he chuckled. “If you go to another escape room, you won’t have to eat for the

Joseph felt the need to argue with Harold immediately after he woke

for me.”

retreating figure, Joseph handed the peeled

bills.”

this hour, so Chloe made her way to a restaurant situated across the street and ordered

suit accentuated

of coldness.

a subtle warmth could be detected in his gaze. His gaze shifted to the food container in her hand, and he asked, What did

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

striding forward in long strides and taking

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

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

Joseph’s magnetic voice brushed past her ear. “Yes.

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

softly retorted.

thought that she had

not catch what she said, but he clearly knew it was something unpleasant. He pinched her

it was not the appropriate moment to argue with Joseph, so

retorting and let him pinch her cheek which

head submissively appeased Joseph greatly. His anger abated,

food to Grandpa and

“But why?”

something to

She followed Joseph’s order to bring the food to Harold. She even

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