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.

and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely

any positive change.”

her

doctor cleared his throat. “I’ve noticed a number of areas on your

trauma.”

knew damn well who and what had caused

doctor, it seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been.

the form of retaliation and on

of wealthy

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

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted.

the traumas and how

if Miss Cummins had sustained

at the time, the conversation would be different

now…”

think there’s anything

still young now, so the effects will be

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

kind of complications?” Jason

may often feel pain

sustained nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you might have

looking down at her hands and feet. Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to

had been painful, and the time spent recovering from them, even

doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time… it all made

way to cure it?” Lina’s voice

she asked.

seemed to be relatively quiet.

need to recuperate and eat food that’s 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. You can’t afford to continue to abuse your body,” Dr. Craigge

and was lost to her thoughts after

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

ever know

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

to go home.”

I think you should listen to the

easy and

barely

Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will