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.

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

of areas on your hands, arms, feet and legs

trauma.”

her lips together. She knew damn well who and what had caused her those

probably thought her an

injuries had come in the form of

of wealthy families.

prognosis on the older injuries?” Jason asked carefully.

to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In

and how they

if Miss

the time, the conversation would

now…”

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

are still young now, so the

play into degenerative issues, so as

of complications?” Jason

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 be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you might have trouble

down at her hands and feet. Her old wounds were from her time in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal

the time spent recovering from them, even more so.

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

to cure

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed to

would compound these issues significantly. Eat foods that reduce swelling and inflammation. Take vitamins and

leaned back and was lost to her thoughts after

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

she ever know any peace?

and we

to go home.”

listen to the doctor,” Jason said.

and rest. Please. I just want to go

gave a barely perceptible nod.

any medicines Grace will need and what follow up

Jay

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