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.

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 unlikely given the

any positive change.”

lowered her

number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and

trauma.”

knew damn well who and what had

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

come in the form of

wealthy families.

asked carefully. Again, his voice was

say,” Dr. Craigge

how they healed, there will

complications. Perhaps if Miss

the conversation would be

now…”

Grace frowned. “But I don’t think

so the effects will be

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

complications?”

often feel pain in your

serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things

Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were

attacks had been painful, and the time

said about residual pain and worsening,

to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled as

she asked.

seemed to be relatively quiet.

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

back and was lost to her thoughts after that.

last 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 fiancee.

know any

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

I want to go home.”

I think you should listen to the doctor,” Jason

and

barely perceptible nod.

Jason said. “Please work with Dr. Craigge to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow

her arms to Jay and he