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.

Many of these injuries to your fingers

any positive change.”

her gaze.

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

trauma.”

together. She knew damn well

the doctor, it seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she

had come in the form

of wealthy

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

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In

how they healed, there

complications. Perhaps if Miss Cummins had

the time, the conversation would

now…”

don’t think there’s anything

now, so

properly adapted to the pain. But injuries like this can play

of complications?” Jason

may often feel pain in your joints. There

sustained nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you might

Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no

the time spent recovering from them,

doctor said about residual pain

there any way to cure it?”

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed to

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 to continue to abuse your body,” Dr.

and was lost to her thoughts after

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

know any

can stay a few days and we

want to go

you should listen to

and rest. Please. I just want to go home.”

a barely

Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need