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.

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

any positive change.”

her gaze.

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

trauma.”

knew damn well who and what had caused her those

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

in the form of

wealthy families.

prognosis on the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his voice was

hard to say,” Dr. Craigge

and how they healed, there will

Miss Cummins had sustained

the conversation would be

now…”

Grace frowned. “But I don’t think there’s

are still young now, so the effects

this can play into degenerative

complications?” Jason asked

often feel

serious, you may not be able to lift

looking down at her hands and feet. Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There

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

what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over

any way to cure it?” Lina’s voice

she asked.

seemed to

life would compound these issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts after that.

had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own

ever know

few days and we

to go

should listen to the doctor,” Jason

and rest. Please. I just want to go

a barely perceptible nod.

“Please work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines