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.

gestured toward the X-rays of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at

any positive change.”

her

throat. “I’ve noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet

trauma.”

together. She 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

in the form of retaliation and on

of wealthy families.

Jason asked carefully. Again, his voice

say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In

and how

if Miss Cummins

the time, the conversation would be

now…”

don’t think

are still young now, so

But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues,

of complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

you may often feel pain in your joints. There

is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your

hands 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 bones. Her

and the time spent recovering from them, even

doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening,

cure it?” Lina’s

she asked.

Grace seemed to be relatively

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

back and was lost to her thoughts

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

she ever know any peace?

can stay a few days and we can monitor her,” Dr.

to go home.”

you should listen

it easy and rest. Please. I

barely perceptible nod.

Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will

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