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

and she was terrified

internally bleeding.

coming now,”

immediately dialed his secretary Terrence. “Investigate what happened

today.”

As you

the most skilled orthopedic doctor is at First City Hospital.

Grace’s condition,” Jason said. “I

arrive there.”

sir,” Terrence

looked at his mobile phone in a daze. Mr. Reed’s feelings for

knew Mr. Reed’s moods. and tone well enough to interpret that Jason was

serious.

hell to pay if his

to the T.

thought of the way Mr. Reed had initially reacted to Grace Cummins. He’d helped her-much as he would any stranger on the street. Then he’d accepted

gradually spent more time at that apartment until he’d virtually moved into that economy

Grace had been hit by an electric

been slightly shaken, now, 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.

on her

was waging an all-out war with anyone

hurt this young woman.

woman who’d killed his fiancee.

It was… unsettling.

Reed was calculating. Cold. He didn’t exhibit any

his former future wife, not

was most interesting.

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

rooms were single bed, spacious and the entire

you brought me here? Dr. Haan

bring you to Dr. Craigge.” The young man smiled. “He’s the best there is, so I wouldn’t

rolled into a nice room with a big

clean. A large television was up on

side of the