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.

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

any positive change.”

her gaze.

“I’ve noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms,

trauma.”

damn well who and what had caused

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

the form of

wealthy

on the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his

Craigge admitted. “In my professional

traumas and how they healed, there

Perhaps if Miss Cummins had sustained

the conversation

now…”

frowned. “But I don’t think there’s anything

now, so the effects will be

injuries like this can play into degenerative issues,

complications?” Jason

often feel pain in your

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

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

and the time spent recovering

bones and joints ached. So no doubt, what the doctor said about residual

to cure it?” Lina’s voice trembled as

she asked.

Grace seemed to

swelling and

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts

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

she ever know any

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

to

you should listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

she agreed. “I’ll take it easy and rest. Please. I just want to go

a barely perceptible

to determine any medicines Grace will need and what follow

arms to Jay and

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