My Gorgeous Wife is an Ex-Convict!

Chapter 79

Jason strode into the hospital room. His gaze swept the space, taking in the machines beeping, the x-rays mounted on the wall and the physician standing quietly at Grace’s bedside.

“You’re here!” Grace said.

“There was a traffic jam on the highway, or I would’ve been here sooner,” Jason replied.

She smiled. “You arrived faster than I expected.” She picked at

the bedsheets. “I hate that I inconvenienced you…”

Jason moved to the opposite side of the hospital bed to engage the physician directly.

Lina returned to the room and handed Grace a small cup of water. “One second you were in the ER, the next you were gone. Sorry, Grace. It took me a minute to devise where they’d moved you to.”

“I’m fine,” Grace said easily. She sipped the water.

“Doctor, how is she?” Lina asked. “Is my friend all right? She was knocked down several steps by someone on the

escalator.”

Grace watched Jason as Lina relayed the events. She wasn’t

too happy with her friend for saying all of that. A muscle in Jason’s jaw started to tick.

“The injury is not too serious,” the doctor said. “Thankfully,

there is no internal hemorrhaging or any signs of TBI-

traumatic brain injury.”

Lina sighed loudly in relief.

“What did you discover?” Jason asked in a deadly calm voice.

Dr. Craigge turned back to him. “There are some slight fractures. We’ll put her foot in a brace, and she should stay off

it for a few weeks to allow the bones around her ankle to heal,

but… Dr. Craigge hesitated.

“But what?” Jason asked in a frigid tone.

Grace trembled.

He gestured toward the X-rays of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given the bone fusion and time lapsed

any positive change.”

lowered her

a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs that point

trauma.”

pressed her lips together. She knew damn well

doctor, it seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile

had come in the form of retaliation

wealthy families.

asked carefully.

hard to say,” Dr. Craigge

how they healed,

if Miss Cummins had

care at the time, the conversation would be

now…”

Grace frowned. “But I don’t think

now, so the effects will be

adapted to the pain. But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the complications

of complications?”

the future, you may often feel pain in

nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things

and feet. Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her bones. Her fingers were put in soft splints

the time spent recovering from them, even

said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time… it all made

way to cure it?” Lina’s

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be relatively

need to recuperate and eat food that’s high in calcium. Osteoporosis later in life would compound these issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals. Also, you have to take good care of yourself. You

back and was lost to her thoughts

last few years, it seemed all she had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own sister, by ‘friends’ of Sean and even his

ever know any

stay a few days and we can

to

listen

she agreed. “I’ll take it easy and rest. Please. I

a barely perceptible nod.

work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow up treatments he