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.

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.

doctor cleared his throat. “I’ve noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and

trauma.”

damn well who and what had caused

it seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile husband

injuries had come in the

of wealthy families.

on the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his

say,” Dr. Craigge

how they healed, there will

if Miss Cummins had

the conversation would be different

now…”

“But I don’t think there’s

young now, so

to the pain. But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the complications will slowly come

kind of complications?” Jason asked

you may often feel pain in your

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

wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by

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

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

cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled

she asked.

Grace seemed to be relatively

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.

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts

out of prison, she’d been accosted by her

ever know any

a few days and we can monitor her,”

to go home.”

listen to

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

gave a barely perceptible

with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need