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.

systemic trauma.” He gestured toward the X-rays of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

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

trauma.”

damn well who

an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile husband or family member.

had come in the form of retaliation and on

of wealthy

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

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted.

traumas and how they healed, there will

if Miss Cummins had

at the time, the

now…”

frowned. “But I don’t think there’s

are still young now, so the effects will

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

complications?” Jason

may often feel pain in your joints. There

You may have sustained nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and

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

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

So no doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and

any way to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed

and 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 take

leaned back and was lost to her

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

she ever know any

can stay a few days and we can monitor her,”

want to go

I think you should listen to the doctor,” Jason

take it easy and rest. Please. I just want to go home.”

gave a barely perceptible

“Please work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow up