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.

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

any positive change.”

her

of areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs

trauma.”

damn well who and what had caused her those injuries.

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

in the form of

wealthy families.

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

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

how

if Miss Cummins had sustained

the time, the conversation would be different

now…”

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my

still young now, so the effects will be less

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

complications?” Jason

feel pain in your joints. There

or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to

in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no

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

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

to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled as

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be relatively quiet.

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

was lost

years, it seemed all she had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own sister, by ‘friends’ of Sean and even his sister and fiancee.

know any peace?

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

I want to go

you should listen to

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

gave a barely perceptible nod.

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

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