Lois was pleased with her new house. It had been beautifully furnished with high end furniture and appliances, not to mention the wall hangings and drapes. Her bedroom boasted a king sized bed on a raised platform. Her bathroom was like a spa in a resort. She was looking forward to relaxing in the jetted tub. After Lois had finished unpacking, she walked around the house exploring her new surroundings. She had to admit that it was a vast improvement over Sun Down Estates. Lois hadn't seen a lot of her friends in a while, so she decided to throw a house warming party. It would be the perfect way to show off to her friends. But she would have to have food and drinks for everyone. And since she was making her own money now, she hated to have to spend it that way. There must be a way to get Debbie and Rick to pay for the party. She hadn't spoken to her daughter in a while, not since Rick came by when she moved in here. She would just have to bite the bullet and call Rick. So sh

Over the next two weeks Debbie remained mostly at home. At her doctor visits, she was cautioned to stay relaxed and stress free. She finally realized that carrying three babies did not make for an easy pregnancy. But Rick was there to cater to her as much as he could, and as much as she would let him. Rick had suggested an outting to see the renovations being done on the old Green villa. Debbie was glad for a chance to get out of the house, so she readily agreed to go. Rick was pleased with all the work that he had seen that was done by Larry Watters and the Creative Renovations' team. He was really looking forward to seeing what he was doing at The Oasis. As he and Debbie drove up to the villa, the first thing that Rick noticed was that all of the landscaping had been removed. It had been overgrown and out of condition for too long to try and save any of it. It made the place look so much bigger from the outside. The majority of the construction was toward the back where the addit

When Li Fan came back out to check on them, Rick asked him to send Chef Matthew out . Chef Matthew was perplexed, as he rarely spoke to either of his employers. "Li Fan said that you wanted to see me Master." Rick politely asked Matthew to have a seat and offered him a cup of tea. This really got Matthew worried. No boss that he had ever worked for had actually poured tea for him. After Rick had served him his tea, Matthew took a sip and put the cup down because he was shaking a bit. Debbie began "Chef Matthew, we are planning a couple of parties in the next few weeks. One is for Old Wilson's birthday, and the other is a class reunion for my college classmates. Old Wilson's party will probably have around one hundred guests, whereas the reunion only about fifty. The reunion will also be a pool party, so there won't be a need for a full sit down dinner. Just snacks and maybe a B-B-Q for later. The birthday party would be pretty much the same. I don't think we need to do a

The reason that Debbie had called Christina was to introduce her to Larry Watters. Debbie had learned of the demise of the company that Christina had worked for, and was worried that her friend may be looking for work. So asking her to come over had a two fold meaning. Alice asked Debbie if she wanted anything, then retired into the villa to work on her schedule for the new employees she had just hired. They were to start at the first of the next month, even though the babies weren't due for a few months. Alice wanted everything to be in place and running smoothly before the big event. After moving outside, Debbie, Christina and Larry were chit chatting about the design of the nursery and other topics in general. Then Debbie got down to business. "Christina, have you found a new position here in Fing City yet?" Christina gasped in shock! Debbie continued "Oh, don't look so stunned. I know the company that you were with in Tang has closed. I was just wondering if you found a job

When Rick arrived at Old Wilson's place, he was taken to the office where he found General Han as well as Old Wilson looking very bleak. Old Wilson began "Young Master, I have some information that I hate to have to tell you. But I see no other way around it." With this, he told his Young Master everything. Rick was dumbstruck. What was Lois up to now? " She actually asked for someone to kill me?" Old Wilson then played the recording for Rick to hear for himself just what Lois had said. Rick shouted "She has crossed the line this time! So what are you suggesting that we do about it?" The general took over "Master Green, I think that we should set a trap for your mother-in-law. But with your wife in her condition, we don't want to bring her into it. Mrs. Blain should be made to understand just who she is dealing with. Now it is up to you as to what her punishment should be. Just how far do you want us to go?" Rick had to take a few minutes to think this through. He wanted to