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.

that 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 set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given the

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs that point

trauma.”

together. She knew damn well who and what had caused

probably thought her an abused woman. And she

in the form of retaliation and on

wealthy families.

Jason asked carefully. Again, his voice was underlaced with hostility.

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

given the traumas and how they healed, there

if Miss

at the time, the conversation

now…”

“But I don’t think there’s anything

so

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

kind of complications?” Jason asked

feel pain in your joints. There

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

the minimal

the attacks had been painful, and the time spent recovering from them,

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

way to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled

she asked.

seemed to

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. Craigge said.

and was lost to her thoughts after that.

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

she ever know any peace?

days and we

I want to

should listen to the

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

a barely

Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will

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