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.

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,

any positive change.”

lowered her

“I’ve noticed a number of areas on your

trauma.”

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

her an abused

the form of retaliation and on

wealthy families.

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

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In

how

Miss

the time, the conversation would be

now…”

I don’t think

still young now, so

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

of complications?” Jason

you may often feel

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

prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her bones. Her fingers were put in soft splints and taped.

had been painful, and the time spent recovering

joints ached. So no doubt, what the doctor said about residual

to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be relatively quiet.

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

lost

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

she ever know any

a few days and we can monitor her,” Dr.

I want to go

you should listen to the

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

a barely perceptible

Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow up treatments he