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.

and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

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

trauma.”

her lips together. She knew damn well who and what had caused her those

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

injuries had come in the form

wealthy

Jason asked carefully. Again, his voice was underlaced

hard to say,” Dr. Craigge

and how they healed, there will

complications. Perhaps if Miss

time, the conversation would be different

now…”

Grace frowned. “But I don’t think

now, so the effects will

this can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the complications will slowly come out!”

of complications?” Jason

future, you may often feel pain in your joints. There

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

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 fingers were put

time spent recovering from them, even more

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

is there any way to cure

she asked.

seemed

in life would compound these issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals.

was lost to her

was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own sister, by ‘friends’ of Sean and even his sister

ever know any peace?

we can monitor her,”

want to go

think you should listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

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

a barely perceptible

medicines Grace will need