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.

broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not set properly, and at this stage, it’s unlikely given the bone fusion and time lapsed that

any positive change.”

lowered her gaze.

number of areas on your hands, arms, feet and

trauma.”

together. She knew damn well who and what had

information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just

had come in the form of retaliation and on

wealthy families.

injuries?” Jason asked

Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

and how they healed,

Miss Cummins

time, the conversation would be different

now…”

think there’s anything wrong with my

so

this can play into degenerative issues, so as you age, the

complications?” Jason asked bluntly.

the future, you may often feel pain in your joints. There

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

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

been painful, and the time spent recovering from them,

the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries

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

she asked.

contrary, Grace seemed to be

swelling and inflammation.

leaned back and was lost

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

know any

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

want to go home.”

I think you should listen to the doctor,”

“I’ll take it easy and

gave a barely perceptible

medicines Grace will need and what follow

her arms to Jay and he carefully, gently

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