My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 78

Grace found the name ‘Jay’ in her contact list on her phone and called his number. After a while, the call connected and

Jay’s voice came from the other end of the line. “Hello.”

“I have something to do. I’m afraid that I will be back late today. You… you can prepare dinner for yourself,” Grace said.

“What do you mean ‘you have something to do’?”

“Just tell him that you’re in the hospital right now,” Lina interrupted.

“What does she mean you are in the hospital right now?” There was a pronounced change in Jay’s tone.

“I took a fall, and now I’m waiting for X-rays.”

“In the hospital?” Jay said as if confirming.

“Yes.” Grace sighed.

“Which hospital?” Jay asked. “I’m coming now.”

“You don’t have to come. Lina is here with me. Just wait for me at home,” she said in a hurry. “I’ll be there as soon as I can.”

The other end of the phone was silent. After a long minute, Jason repeated his previous question, “Which hospital?”

Grace bit her lip and replied, “First City.”

Chills wracked her body and her stomach dipped at the thought of inconveniencing him. She had lost her mother

when she was a child and her family had kept her at arm’s length for most of her adolescence. Prison, that had shown her that she was truly on her own.

Grace really didn’t feel comfortable troubling others for anything. No one owed her anything. And she was capable of handling life’s issues on her own.

Well, mostly.

If it weren’t for Lina, she would have come to the hospital

alone without saying a word to anyone. It wasn’t that she

thought she’d broken any bones, but she’d hit her head really

she was terrified that

internally bleeding.

coming now,” Jason

his secretary Terrence. “Investigate what happened

today.”

you

First City Hospital. Make sure he is on call and

Grace’s condition,” Jason said. “I

arrive there.”

sir,” Terrence answered

his mobile phone in a

were precise and he knew Mr. Reed’s moods. and

serious.

hell to pay if his instructions were not

to the T.

initially reacted to Grace Cummins. He’d helped her-much as he would any stranger on the street. Then he’d accepted her kindness, and

more time at that apartment until he’d virtually moved into that economy rental.

been hit by

he was calling in every favor and demanding to know every detail of her accident

and her treatment.

wasn’t counting the slights against her that Mr.

retaliated on her behalf.

he was waging an all-out war with anyone who dared

this young woman.

same woman who’d

It was… unsettling.

Cold. He

former future wife, not

behavior now… was

waiting for the results of an X-ray scan, a nurse suddenly came over and wheeled her

in the ER and to a private wing of the hospital. The rooms were single bed, spacious and the entire look of the area reflected a higher

me here? Dr. Haan was

nurse just shrugged. “I was told to bring you to Dr. Craigge.” The young man smiled.

nice

and clean. A large television

the opposite side of the