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Helene visited with him daily, making the 45-minute drive from Monaco to where he was hospitalized in Nice, France.

Now, the daily commute was definitely a lot, but Helene didn't care.

She always worked it into her very busy schedule.

Now, Gildo was 47, but he was still very much Helene's child.

And the whole ordeal had been just awful and very emotional for Helene, especially on top of, you know, her daughter's cancer diagnosis and the tension between her and her daughter.

Like, right now, life was pretty tough.

Seeing her children like this had reminded Helene that money just could not save you from everything, even in Monaco.

Now, Helene grabbed her Hermes purse and she headed out the door.

Minutes later, Helene was outside and was climbing into a black minivan that was waiting for her at the curb.

And as Helene slid into the back seat, she was greeted by her 64-year-old driver, Mohamed Darwich.

So Mohamed had actually been working with Helene now for 15 years.

And so the two of them spent the entire 45-minute drive to Nice just chatting about their kids, because in some ways they were, you know, longtime friends.

Mohamed told Helene about how he really missed his daughter, who lived back in Egypt with her mom.

And he also updated Helene on his son, Wissam, and how he liked living in France.

Their conversation made the drive go fast, and before Helene knew it, they were at the hospital.

Around 6 p.m.

that night, Helene was sitting at Gildo's bedside, helping him drink a glass of water.

Like his mother, Gildo had been both blessed and cursed with the pastor work ethic.

Despite the family money, he was constantly starting ventures and investing in businesses.

So Helene knew the hospitalization had been really hard for him, not just physically, but just from a work perspective.