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.

fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given the bone fusion and time lapsed that

any positive change.”

her gaze.

on your hands, arms, feet and legs that point to significant

trauma.”

well who and what

thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile

the form

wealthy families.

asked carefully.

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

traumas and how they healed, there will

Miss Cummins had

time, the conversation would be

now…”

frowned. “But I don’t think there’s anything wrong with my body.”

still young now, so the effects will be less

like this can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the

kind of complications?”

future, you may often feel pain in your

or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you might have trouble walking,” Dr. Craigge said.

silent, looking down at her hands and feet. Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no

and the time spent recovering from them, even more so.

doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time…

there any way to cure

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be relatively

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

back and was lost to her thoughts after that.

was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d

ever know any peace?

days and we can monitor her,” Dr.

to

should listen to the doctor,”

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

gave a barely perceptible

to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow up treatments