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.

hands. “You sustained multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at this stage,

any positive change.”

lowered her

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

trauma.”

knew damn well who and what had caused her those injuries.

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

in the form of retaliation

of wealthy

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

to say,” Dr. Craigge

the traumas and how

if Miss Cummins had

the time, the conversation

now…”

think there’s anything wrong with

so the effects will be

can play into

complications?” Jason asked

often feel pain

nerve damage or cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to

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 reset her bones. Her

the time spent recovering from them, even

So no doubt, what the doctor said about

is there any way to cure it?” Lina’s

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be relatively

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

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts after

she had known was abuse. Being out of prison, she’d been accosted by her own

ever know any

days and we can

I want to go

I think you should listen to

she agreed. “I’ll take it easy and

gave a barely perceptible

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

out her arms to Jay and