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.

to more sustained, systemic trauma.” He gestured toward the X-rays of her hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and

any positive change.”

her

a number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs

trauma.”

well who and what

like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just

the form of

wealthy families.

injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his voice

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my professional

how

if Miss Cummins

the

now…”

don’t think there’s anything wrong with my body.”

so the effects will be

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

of complications?” Jason asked

may often feel pain in your joints. There

you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you might have trouble walking,”

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

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

said about residual pain and worsening,

way to cure it?”

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed to be

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

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts

few years, it seemed all she had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d

she ever know

we

to go home.”

you should listen to

easy and rest. Please. I

gave a barely perceptible nod.

medicines