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.

the X-rays of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your

any positive change.”

her

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

trauma.”

together. She knew damn well who and

for information. He probably thought her an

had come in the form of retaliation

wealthy

older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

and how they healed, there

Perhaps if Miss

care at the time, the conversation would be different

now…”

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

now, so the effects will be

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

of complications?” Jason asked

may often feel

may not be able to lift heavy things

were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There

attacks had been painful, and the time spent recovering

no doubt, what the doctor said about residual

way to cure it?” Lina’s voice

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be relatively

and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals. Also, you have to take good care of yourself. You can’t afford to continue to

back and was lost to her thoughts after that.

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

she ever know

stay a few days and we can monitor her,” Dr. Craigge was

to

listen to the doctor,” Jason

easy and rest. Please. I just

gave a barely perceptible nod.

to determine any medicines Grace will need and what