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.

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 the bone fusion and

any positive change.”

lowered her

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

trauma.”

her lips together. She knew damn well who and what had caused her those

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

in the form of retaliation and on

wealthy families.

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

Craigge admitted.

and how they healed,

if Miss Cummins

care at the time, the conversation would

now…”

“But I don’t think there’s anything

still young now, so the effects

can play into degenerative issues, so

kind of complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

future, you may often feel pain

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

were afforded the minimal treatment required

and the time spent recovering from them, even more so.

what the doctor said about residual pain

any way to cure

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed to be relatively

these issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals. Also, you have to take good care of yourself. You can’t

leaned back and was lost

was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by

ever know any

few days and we can monitor her,” Dr. Craigge was saying.

want to go home.”

listen to the doctor,” Jason

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

barely

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