Chapter 47: Garage Space

After breakfast Helena and Fred took the keys for rooms 2002, 3 and 4 to the lockup garage area. Lucky Helena took the old key for 2004 as the new keys would not fit. Inside 2 and 3 were more boxes like in 2001. These they moved to room 2003 to investigate. In 2004 they found a pile of suitcases. They opened a case and found it full of new clothes without labels. Helena held up some of the clothes and felt they fitted the old lady who had the unit. They check 4 other cases and found he same. Loading the six cases into Fred new car they took the suitcases to the charity shop in South Tweed. Helena did explain why this shop. They opened the final two cases at the shop. Again they contained clothes. The clerk in the shop thank them for the donation.

Returning to their unit. They looked at the boxes they moved into 2003. Again each box had a journal, in Mrs Romano copperplate handwriting listing how and where the jewellery was obtained, price paid and in most cases the original receipt. Some purchases were in the hundred of thousands. Fred held onto Helena whilst she looked at the contents.

Fred lead Helena out of the room, locking the door they went downstairs to the coffee shop. Fred ordered 4 large coffee one for him and 3 for Helena. He just held her hand for safe keeping. Helena drank two of the coffee’s before she spoke.

“Thank you Fred darling for this” She mentioned. “Every time I seem to turn I find more. It’s overwhelming at times and I am thankful I have you with me now.” Fred let go of her hand and then cuddled her, holding her tightly. The coffee shop girl came over with two more coffee’s and some jam drop biscuits. She placed them on the table and cleared the old cups without saying a word. Fred nodded thanks. The ate the biscuits and finished the coffee. Helena felt better with the biscuit. Fred left $100 on the table and they exited the coffee shop for a slow walk, hand in hand, along the beach footpath.

Helena and Fred went into the Greenmount restaurant for lunch. Ordering just a simple fish, salad and chips meal together with some coffee. They sat overlooking the beach and ocean. The meal was quite tasty.

Helena said “It would not surprise me if there was over $50 million in jewellery. The day I brought the property, Mrs R passed on the combination of the safe and that contained over $1m in jewellery. So what I paid for the unit I got back. Then dear Mrs R left me everything, including the money I purchase the place with. It was funny Mrs R offered me the place for $100 and I refused knowing it was worth a lot more. In the end I got the lot for basically being kind and honest to her.” Fred moved his chair to sit next to her and held her whilst she continued talking. “I want to continue her work in helping others, but I am not a glory hound. What you don’t know yet darling is I am work at least $10 billion in Vanuatu. I own 13 hotel chains on valuable land there and I have given the approval to build more together with some commercial buildings. The only part of what I own, I know nothing about is the homes and commercial premises in Victoria, which you are working on. Now can you begin to understand why I need you with me. I find I can talk to you and you have an understanding of what I want to achieve.”

Fred turn her face towards him and kissed her passionately.

“I will be here for you Helena. I do love and cherish your companionship, not only do I feel you are my lover, you are my closest best friend.” Fred replied.