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.

would point to more sustained, systemic trauma.” He gestured toward the X-rays of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not

any positive change.”

her

throat. “I’ve noticed a number of areas on

trauma.”

pressed her lips together. She knew damn well who and

probably thought her an abused woman.

the form of

of wealthy families.

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

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

how they healed,

complications. Perhaps if Miss Cummins had

time, the conversation would be different

now…”

think there’s anything wrong

young now, so

this can play into

kind of complications?” Jason asked

you may often feel pain

sustained nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift

prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her bones. Her fingers were put in soft

the time spent recovering from them,

So no doubt, what the doctor said

way to cure it?”

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed to be

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 said.

lost to her thoughts after

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

she ever know

and we

want to go home.”

listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

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

gave a barely

“Please work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines