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 fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given the bone

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

areas on

trauma.”

damn well who and what had caused

probably thought her an abused

injuries had come in the form of

of wealthy families.

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

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In

given the traumas and how they healed,

complications. Perhaps if Miss

time, the conversation would be different

now…”

don’t think there’s anything wrong with my

still young now, so the effects

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

kind of complications?” Jason asked

future, you may often feel pain in your

you may not be able to lift heavy things with

prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law.

and the time

now, her bones and joints ached. So no doubt, what the doctor said

to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled as

she asked.

Grace seemed to be relatively

mainly need to recuperate 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 good care of yourself. You can’t afford

back and was lost to

of prison, she’d been

ever know any

and we

to

think you should listen to the

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

a barely perceptible nod.

any medicines Grace will