Part Nineteen

Kelley stewed with the news for two weeks, not saying a word and knowing that Carey wouldn’t say anything either. It was hard to make peace with all the facts that he now knew. He hadn’t touched the money John had given him but he knew what he wanted to do.

“Campbell.”

“Hi, it’s Kelley.”

“Hi, Kelley, I’m glad you called. How are you holding up?”

Kelley took a big breath and chuckled. “It’s surreal but I wanted to ask you something.”

“Shoot.”

“Can I buy property through my trust, meaning with the money in the trust?”

“Of course you can. Property is seen as an investment. Send me the portfolio of the property and we can talk after I’ve talked to the owner of the building.”

“It’s a warehouse down by the docks, it’s been empty for years and I don’t know who the owner is.”

John was quiet for a few seconds. “A warehouse? What do you want with a warehouse?”

“It’ll be a base of sorts, it also holds sentimental value for us, for me. I can send you the address.”

“Okay, do that and I’ll try to f