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.

would point 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 at this stage, it’s

any positive change.”

her

areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs that point to

trauma.”

well who and what had

like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile husband or family

come in the form of retaliation

of wealthy

the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again,

say,” Dr. Craigge admitted.

how they healed, there

Perhaps if Miss Cummins had sustained

at the time, the conversation would

now…”

think

young now, so the

adapted to the pain. But injuries like this can play into degenerative issues, so as

complications?” Jason

may often feel pain

be arthritis. You may have sustained nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able

stayed silent, 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

been painful, and the time spent recovering

doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time… it all made sense.

way to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled as

she asked.

Grace seemed to be relatively

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

lost to her thoughts after that.

seemed all she had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted

ever know

can stay a few days and we can monitor

to go

should listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

take it easy and rest. Please. I just

gave a barely perceptible

Craigge to determine any medicines Grace