At that time, Old Wilson's friend showed up. He had brought several dozen men with him as backup. The man's name was John Roberts. He was the leader of the most feared gang in Tang. The Golden Arm Gang was respected by every other gang in the province. The mere mention of John's name struck fear into the hearts of most everyone. The sight of him could make grown men wet their pants on the spot! The leader of the Red Fang Gang was not expecting John Roberts himself to show up at this time. As soon as he caught sight of John, he fell to his knees and bowed his head. The other members of his gang were stunned at first, until they too saw John get out of his car. Then they were on their knees as well. John had not uttered a single word yet. Old Wilson was impressed! He greeted John "Thank you for coming at such short notice! It had been so long since we last met, I wasn't sure if you would remember me. Good to see you again John." John was grinning ear to ear. "It is good to
Dinner that night with John Roberts was a good chance for Old Wilson to catch up on the happenings of Tang. John was a wealth of knowledge about all the local gossip and the back alley business dealings of the most influenial families. There were no real surprises. Typical back stabbing and double dealing that had been common in Tang for years. Old Wilson relayed the demise of the Green family to John who had known most of what happened. But he had not known about Rick's part in it all. John had seen Rick as the Young Master of the Green family years ago. But had not heard from him since Rick had been sent away by his Grandmother. From what Old Wilson had just told him, Rick sounded more capable than any of the previous Greens. John was more than happy to help Old Wilson in establishing Rick's interests in Tang, but he wanted something in return. "Old Wilson, you have always been above board with your dealings with me. I am going to help you all I can. However, I need your h
Rome was proving to be a trial for Debbie. While Rick was out in meetings all day, Debbie was resting in the hotel suite. Since arriving in Rome , she had not felt at all well. Nothing could dull her excitement about being in Rome, but she just did not have the energy to go out on her own. Most of her time was spent sleeping and watching the veiws out on the balcony. They were staying in the heart of the city not too far from the Vatican. Looking out across the city was a relaxing past time. When Rick would come in at night, it was all that Debbie could do to accompany him to dinner. On the third day she decided to visit a doctor's office to see if something was wrong. Being her first time pregnant, she was unsure of what to expect. She wasn't even sure how far along that she was. In addition to that, she had already started showing a small baby bump. Debbie had not expected that for a while yet. The hotel was a big help in finding her an OB/GYN in the city. She made an appoin
Old Wilson spent the next few days setting up the cooperation standards with John Roberts and finalizing the contracts with Larry Watters. After individually meeting with both parties, he decided to bring them together. Over a lunch session, the three came to an understanding. Old Wilson announced "I give you a toast! Here's to our joint success in both Tang and back in Fing City." He drank down his cup of wine in one gulp. He was pleased how things were going with the two men. John returned with "And to you, Old Wilson! Thank you for allowing me the honor of serving both you and your Young Master!" Larry echoed the sentiment as well. "Here here! To a profitable cooperation." "Now John, I would like you to come visit Fing City when you have time. I want to introduce you to our Head of Security for the RBG Group. He is a retired general that I have known since my time many years ago in the army. I believe that the two of you will have a lot in common. Also, we might thi
Lois had been working long hours to catch up on her work. She had gotten behind while Howard and Shirley had been staying with her. She was not used to having to take care of anybody but her self for a very long time. Rick had always done the cooking and cleaning for the last five years, and she was discovering that it was a full time job in itself to keep a household going. So now, Lois was just exhausted and frustrated. Of course she blamed Rick for her present situation. If not for him, Debbie would never have moved out! That good for nothing was a bad influence on her daughter. Sure, he was very rich now, but what good was that to Lois!?! They only gave her enough money to keep the household bills paid, but nothing else. Now she had to work for any extras that she felt that she deserved. These were the things that she thought Debbie owed her. She raised Debbie after all. Why was her life such a tragedy? Lois wanted to find a way to make Debbie and Rick let her move into Ting Ga
In Jelang, Alice was starting to pack up her household in preperation for her move to Fing City. She knew that she would only have her own private bedroom, so she was only taking personal items with her. Her house was not large but was big enough to house a small family. Alice was also looking to her future and had decided to rent out her house to save some money for her retirement. Since the home was located close to her parents and siblings, they could keep an eye on it for her. After all the bragging that Howard had done about getting a high position at RBG LLC before he and Shirley had left for Fing City a few weeks ago, everyone was shocked to see the couple return to Jelang. Howard had nothing good to say about Lois or Debbie when asked. No one had been able to find out exactly what had happened. Privately, he did not really blame Lois, but she was the one to encourage him in all of this mess. He just couldn't seperate his feelings of discontent from anyone in Fing City, mea
Racheal Madison had been stuggling with her job at work. It seemed that a few people had found out about her relationship with James. No one actually said anything in her hearing, but it was the way certain executives of the company would look at her. Some even made provocative remarks to her. She was on edge when around groups now. She had always had a confidence about her that assured her co-workers. Now, she had become a bit reserved around them. This latest project that the Chairman had given her meant that she had to interact with the new clients directly. One was a Mr. Ed Moss. He was the Chairman of Moss Inc. Their main business was real estate. He happened to be the owner of the company that had developed Wong Manor (Mistress Hill). At this time, he was sitting in Racheal's office. "So Mr. Moss, what can I do for you today" Racheal was a little hesitant. Mr. Moss looked at Racheal with a sneer on his face. "Well for starters, you can call me Ed. I remember you from whe
It was Rick's last meeting in Athens, as well as the last of the whole trip. He felt like a weight had been lifted off of his shoulders. The rest of the time was free to enjoy with his wife. He had just one more thing to do before heading back to the hotel. He still had to find a peice of jewerly for Debbie. In London he had gotten the diamond necklace, in Paris it was the diamond earrings, in Rome he got a ruby and diamond bracelet and in Cairo Rick found an exquisite rudy and diamond brooch. He had been wondering what else he could find to round out this set with. Then it came to him as he saw a couple on the street having wedding photos taken. When he and Debbie had gotten married five years ago, he could not afford an engagment ring. All he could get her was a plain gold band. So that was his goal today. He wanted to find the perfect diamond engagment ring to let Debbis know that he had not forgotten those lean times. His driver had been in this business a long time, and had se