Chapter 8

   The news that Ting Gap had been sold flew around town that very day. It was such a sensation that even the TV news had reported it.

   To keep their identity secret, Rick and Debbie had listed the property under a company name. One of Rick's new companies was called RBG Group. It was started by Rick's father to help hide his private assets from the Green family. It stood for Rick Byron Green Group. No one knew who the principal shareholder was behind the Group, so it was safe to use it to list the villa. This conglomorate of businesses was very diversified and covered most of the investments that Byron had made over the years. In fact, the development company that had built Silver Hill was under this group as well.

   After thanking Old Wilson for all of his help, Rick and Debbie returned to the old apartment to start packing their personal belongings in preparation of moving in to their new home.

   Lois had been out all morning doing her community service work. As she came into the apartment she was in a frightful mood. Having to serve in a soup kitchen was so humiliating! So she started in on Rick as soon as she saw him.

   "I told you to get out! You are not welcome here anymore!" she screamed at Rick.

   Rick replied "Don't worry, we are packing to leave now."

   Lois said "What do you mean 'WE'? Debbie is not allowed to follow you anywhere! We are going to file for divorce right now!"

    Debbie walked into the living room after hearing her mother yelling at Rick. She said to Lois "I will not divorce Rick. You cannot force me to do so. We have gotten a new house and are moving in today! Besides, I'm an adult now. You have no say over what I do or where I go or with whom. You will stay here by yourself. You can rant and rave and hollar and scream all you want, but you will do it by yourself!"

   To which Lois replied "You can not do this to me! I am your mother! Your duty is to take care of me. If anyone is getting a new house, it will be me. How dare you go against my rule!" Lois was getting very nervous that Debbie was really going to leave her alone now. What would she do for money if Debbie stopped giving her what she felt was her right to take?

   Debbie said "Mom, let's sit down and have a rational talk. She took Lois and Rick to the dinning room table and sat down.

    Debbie started by saying "Mom, you have never respected Rick in any way. You hate that he is here. But I love my husband and will not even consider divorcing him. Therefore, I think it best that we move out. We will take care of the household expenses here for you to still have a place to live. But I will not supply you with money to just throw away to impress your friends. For that you can get a job. This is not unreasonable. You are still young enough to work. You are not someone of a high status that can live a life of leisure. You will have no choice but to accept this. Do you have any questions?"

   Lois was livid! How dare Debbie treat her this way! 

   Lois still did not know of Rick's recent inheritance. Debbie and Rick both agreed that it would spell disaster if she found out. She would not be able to keep from bragging all over town about her billionaire son-in-law. Until everything had been secured away from the Green family, Lois must be kept in the dark for now. Therefore they decided not to tell Lois where they were moving to.

   Lois asked "Just where are you moving to? Am I allowed to visit?" Her thought was to go visit and just not leave. What could they do? Kick her out?

   Sun Down Estates was located in the south part of town. Silver Hill was in the north part. As far away as they could get from Lois. Debbie just said "We are moving to the north. When you can be relied upon to act like a descent person, we may ask you over. But not yet. You have a long way to go before we are willing to have you come visit."

   Lois was so insulted by Debbie's words, that she threw another fit. She wallowed on the floor and screamed "You are an ungrateful child! I will call the police and tell them that you are deserting me and abandoning me! It's your duty to support me and to take care of me! Who do you think you are?"

Debbie replied  "I am not abandoning you! I will pay for your living expences. That is what custom calls for. It does not, however, demand that I live with you! Rick and I are setting up our own home, we want to have children, none of which we want raised by you! You are too self centered and narcissistic and are not someone who should be around young children!"

   With that, Debbie and Rick gathered up their luggage and left the apartment. Rick called a taxi and they were taken to their new home in Silver Hill.

 When they arrived at the villa, they saw 2 cars parked in the forecourt. They both wondered who could be visiting them. As they got out of the taxi, Old Wilson came over to them. He said "I thought you may now be in need of your own transportation. Young Master, these 2 cars were your father's that he used when he was here in town. I know he would want you to use them." The 2 cars were a Bentley and a Rolls Royce Phantom. A bit of a shock to Rick and Debbie, but they were glad to now have their own cars. Taxis were nice, but when you were in a hurry, nothing beats your own transportation.

   "Oh, one more thing. This is a bank card for you to use. It is tied to your personal accounts. It has a limit of $100 million. You may need it for personal expences. There's one for Madame Green as well. The passcodes are your respective birthdays." Old Wilson handed them each a bank card. "If there is nothing else I can do for you, I'll take my leave. Call if you need anything. I live here in Silver Hill as well, so I'll always be close by. Oh, by the way, the staff is here to greet you." With that, Old Wilson strolled down the drive. He lived in one of the small houses in the Lotus Section. Byron had given Old Wilson the house when it was first finished. He thought it would be handy to have Old Wilson keeping an eye on the new development.