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.

systemic trauma.” 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

any positive change.”

her gaze.

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

trauma.”

damn well who and what had

for information. He probably thought her an abused

had come in the

wealthy

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

hard to say,” Dr. Craigge

given the traumas and how they healed, there

if Miss Cummins

the conversation would be different

now…”

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

now, so the effects will be

this can play

kind of complications?” Jason

feel pain in your joints. There

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

at her hands 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

time spent recovering from them, even

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

way to cure it?” Lina’s

she asked.

seemed to be relatively

issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals. Also, you

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts after

few years, it seemed all she had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own sister,

she ever know any

days and we can monitor her,”

want to

listen to the

it easy and rest. Please. I just

a barely perceptible

said. “Please work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow

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