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.

Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly,

any positive change.”

her

throat. “I’ve noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs that

trauma.”

damn well who and what had caused her

the doctor, it seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not

come in the form of retaliation and on

of wealthy

asked carefully.

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In

how they healed,

if Miss Cummins had sustained

the time, the conversation

now…”

I don’t think there’s

young now, so the

and, you’ve properly adapted to the pain. But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so

of complications?” Jason asked

you may often feel pain

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

were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted

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

doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating

there any way to cure

she asked.

seemed to

issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and minerals. Also, you have to take good care of

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts after

out of prison, she’d been accosted by

ever know

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

want to go

think you should listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

and rest. Please.

gave a barely perceptible nod.

any medicines Grace will need and what follow up treatments he