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.

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 the bone fusion and time lapsed that re-breaking and resetting the bones would

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

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

trauma.”

well who and what had caused her those injuries.

seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just

come in the form of retaliation

wealthy families.

asked carefully.

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

and how

complications. Perhaps if Miss Cummins had sustained

care at the time, the conversation would

now…”

I don’t think

are still young now, so the effects

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

complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

the future, you may often feel pain in your

is serious, you may not be able

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

been painful, and the time spent

doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain

cure it?” Lina’s

she asked.

seemed to be

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. Also, you have to

lost to her thoughts after

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

she ever know any peace?

days and we

to go

should listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

agreed. “I’ll take it easy and rest. Please. I just

barely

to determine any medicines