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.

of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not

any positive change.”

lowered her

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

trauma.”

lips together. She knew damn well

was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had

come in the form of retaliation and on

of wealthy

Jason asked

Craigge admitted. “In

given the traumas and how they healed,

Miss

the conversation

now…”

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

now, so the

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

of complications?” Jason asked

the future, you may often feel pain in your joints.

may not be able

Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required

been painful, and the time spent recovering

doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries

there any way to cure it?” Lina’s

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed to be

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.

was lost to her thoughts

few years, it 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 sister and

know

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

I want to go home.”

you should listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

easy and rest. Please. I just want

barely

work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow