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 fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

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

trauma.”

lips together. She knew damn well who and what had

He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not

had come in the form of

of wealthy

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

Craigge

the traumas and how they healed, there

Miss

time, the conversation would be different

now…”

don’t think there’s anything wrong

so the

But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the complications will slowly

kind of complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

feel

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

from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law.

been painful, and the time spent recovering from them, even more

bones and joints ached. So no doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain

any way to cure it?”

she asked.

seemed to

calcium. Osteoporosis later in life would compound these issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals. Also, you have to take

lost to her

she’d been accosted by her own sister, by ‘friends’ of Sean and

know

a few days and we can monitor

I want to

you should listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

agreed. “I’ll take it easy and

barely perceptible

Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what