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.

injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given the bone fusion and time lapsed that

any positive change.”

her

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

trauma.”

damn well who and what had caused her those

thought her an abused woman. And she

the form of

wealthy families.

asked carefully. Again, his voice was underlaced with

hard to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my professional

given the traumas and how

complications. Perhaps if Miss

at the time, the

now…”

don’t think there’s anything

now, so the effects will be less

can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the complications will slowly

complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

feel

it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you

Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her bones. Her fingers were put

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

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

way to cure it?” Lina’s

she asked.

seemed to be

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. Also, you have

back and was lost to her thoughts

last few years, it seemed all she had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own sister, by ‘friends’ of Sean and even his

ever know any peace?

we can monitor

want to go

think you should listen to

easy and rest. Please. I just want

gave a barely perceptible

any medicines Grace will need and what follow up treatments