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

any positive change.”

her

noticed a number of areas on your hands, arms,

trauma.”

knew damn well who and what

it seemed like he was digging for information. He probably thought her an abused woman. And she had been.

the form of retaliation

of wealthy

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

hard to say,” Dr. Craigge admitted. “In my

given the traumas and how they healed, there

if Miss Cummins had sustained

the conversation would

now…”

don’t think there’s anything wrong

now, so the effects will

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

kind of complications?” Jason asked

feel pain in

it is serious, you may not be able to lift heavy things with your hands, and you might have trouble walking,” Dr.

in prison. Prisoners were afforded the minimal treatment required by law. There were no gifted surgeons to reset her bones. Her fingers were put

painful, and the time spent

the doctor said about residual pain and worsening, debilitating injuries over time… it

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

she asked.

Grace seemed to

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

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

ever know any

few days and we can monitor her,”

I want to go home.”

listen to the doctor,”

easy and rest. Please. I just want to

a barely

to determine any medicines Grace will

arms to Jay and

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