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.

multiple broken bones and fractures. Many of these injuries to your fingers did not

any positive change.”

her

on your hands, arms, feet and

trauma.”

together. She knew damn well who and what had

seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been. Just not by some vile husband or

injuries had come in the form of retaliation

of wealthy

older injuries?” Jason asked carefully. Again, his voice

say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

traumas and how they healed,

complications. Perhaps if Miss Cummins had

care at the time, the conversation would

now…”

I don’t think there’s

so the effects will

like this can play into degenerative

kind of complications?” Jason asked

future, you may often feel pain in

cramping. If it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with

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

had been painful, and the time spent recovering from

no doubt, what the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time… it

is there any way to cure it?”

she asked.

the contrary, Grace seemed

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 abuse your

was lost to her thoughts after

of prison, she’d been accosted by her

know any

can stay a few days and we can monitor

I want to go

think you should listen to

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

barely perceptible nod.

to determine any medicines Grace will need and

to Jay and he