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.

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 that re-breaking

any positive change.”

her

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

trauma.”

her lips together. She knew damn well

he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some

come in the

wealthy families.

Jason asked carefully. Again,

Craigge

and how they healed, there will

if Miss

time, the conversation would be

now…”

“But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my

still young now, so the effects

But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so as

of complications?”

often feel pain

If it is serious, you may not be

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

attacks had been painful, and the time spent recovering

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

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

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be

mainly 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.

and was lost to her thoughts

of prison, she’d

ever know

we can monitor her,” Dr. Craigge

I want to

I think you should listen to

will,” she agreed. “I’ll take it easy and

a barely

determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow up