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.

the X-rays of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did

any positive change.”

her gaze.

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

trauma.”

She knew damn well

seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an

come in the

wealthy

older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his voice was underlaced

say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my professional

given the traumas and how they

complications. Perhaps if Miss Cummins had sustained

the time, the conversation would

now…”

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

so

injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so as

complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

feel pain in your

If it is serious, you may not be

afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her bones. Her fingers were put in

time spent recovering from

doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain

any way to cure

she asked.

Grace seemed to

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.

and was lost to her

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

she ever know

days and we can monitor her,” Dr.

want to go

should listen

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

barely perceptible

determine any medicines Grace