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.

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 bone fusion and time lapsed that re-breaking and

any positive change.”

lowered her

“I’ve noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs

trauma.”

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

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

the form of retaliation

of wealthy

the prognosis on the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully.

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In

how they healed, there

complications. Perhaps if Miss Cummins had

at the time, the

now…”

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

are still young now, so the effects will

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

complications?” Jason

often feel pain in

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

hands and feet. Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were

the time

no doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time… it

way to cure

she asked.

seemed to

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

lost to

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

know

and we can monitor her,” Dr. Craigge was saying.

to

listen

it easy and rest. Please. I just want to go

barely perceptible nod.

Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines