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.

these injuries to your

any positive change.”

her

of areas on your hands,

trauma.”

knew damn well who and

the doctor, it seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile husband or family member.

injuries had come in the form of retaliation and

of wealthy families.

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

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

how they healed, there will

complications. Perhaps if Miss Cummins had

care at the time, the conversation

now…”

don’t think there’s anything wrong with

are still young now, so

the pain. But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the complications will

kind of complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

may often feel pain in

not be able to lift heavy things with your

and feet. Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her

had been painful, and the time spent recovering

now, her bones and joints ached. So no doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating

is there any way to cure it?”

she asked.

seemed to be

compound 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 afford to continue to abuse your body,” Dr. Craigge

back and was lost to her thoughts after that.

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

ever know any peace?

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

want to

should listen to the doctor,”

it easy and rest. Please. I just want to

gave a barely perceptible

with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow up treatments