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.

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

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

cleared his throat. “I’ve noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and

trauma.”

She knew damn well who and what had caused

her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by

had come in the

wealthy families.

prognosis on the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully.

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

and how they

Miss Cummins had sustained

the time, the

now…”

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my body.”

now, so the effects will be

pain. But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues,

of complications?” Jason asked

often feel pain

cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you might have trouble walking,”

the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her bones. Her fingers were

the attacks had been painful, and the time spent recovering from them, even

her bones and joints ached. So no doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time… it all made

there any way to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled as

she asked.

seemed

food that’s high in calcium. Osteoporosis later in life would compound these issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation.

and was lost to her thoughts after that.

of prison, she’d been

ever know

days and we can monitor her,” Dr.

want to go

think you should listen to the doctor,”

she agreed. “I’ll take it easy and rest. Please. I just want to go

barely perceptible

Jason said. “Please work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need