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.

her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers

any positive change.”

her

noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms,

trauma.”

She knew damn well who and what had caused her

for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile husband or

come in the form of retaliation

wealthy

is the prognosis on the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his

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

the traumas and how they

Perhaps if Miss Cummins had

at the time, the conversation would be

now…”

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

now, so the

and, you’ve properly adapted to the pain. But injuries like this can play

kind of complications?”

future, you may often feel pain in your joints.

most certainly be arthritis. You may have sustained nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be

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

time spent recovering from

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

cure it?”

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed to be

swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals. Also, you have to take good care

back and was lost to her thoughts

abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own sister, by ‘friends’ of

know

days and we can

want to

I think you should listen to the doctor,”

take it easy and

gave a barely perceptible nod.

Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need

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