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Rick's Dilemma Chapter 136
Li Fan was driving the Bentley with Madame Green and his wife Alice on board to the train station to pick up Old Man and Old Madame Thomas. They planned to have a late lunch in town before going on to Ting Gap. Once inside the car, The Old Man and Old Madame felt like royalty being driven around in such a luxurious vehicle. No one in Jelang had such a car, and most had never seen one besides the Rolls Royce that Rick and Debbie had arrived in back when Old Madame Green was in the hospital. Old Man Thomas could not fathom just how much that Rick and Debbie were worth. And he still did not know about the jet that was now sitting in a private hangar at the airport. The old couple were thrilled to meet the three infant boys that were their Great Grandsons. As all babies were, they were fat and happy, and loved being held. Old Madame was sent back to her youth, and the time when she had her own babies. Knowing how it was looking after one was bad enough, she couldn't imagine having t
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By the end of the month, the old Banker's Trust building had a new owner. Old Wilson was able to push through the sale in record time. The asking price was $500 million. But Old Wilson offered $300 million as a starting point with which to have room to bargain. Suprisingly, the original owners jumped at the chance to make a quick sale. They were in need of cash, and since the building had no debts against it, it was the only asset they had to draw cash from. Old Wilson found a good real estate lawyer, and together, they were able to push through all the inspections and licences needed to get a Certificate of Occupancy. All that was left now was to renovate the floors that RBG LLC would use. The building was 48 floors. The top two were the executive suites. Debbie's office was going to be the penthouse office with the best view of the city. There was enough room for her office, her assistant's office, a small apartment, complete with a bedroom, full bathroom, kitchen and dinning ro
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The rest of the night went by in a flash. The staff were all in a joyous mood as they left the party at the end of the night. They all thanked Debbie for including them in the festivities. As they returned to Ting Gap, everyone went to their respective rooms to rest. Debbie was proud of the way things went. She remembered to thank Chef Matthew for the excellent job he had done on the food. He was all smiles at her praise. Debbie and Rick had just gotten to their room when Alice came rushing up. Tears were running down her face as she blurted out "Oh Debbie, Rick! Something awful has happened! My parents' villa was destroyed by fire this morning! Lois' guards rushed in to help put out the flames, and one of them was injured. He is in the hospital even now. The Fire Marshall investigated, and said that the fire was caused by faulty wiring. Now my parents are staying in the servants' house behind the burnt out shell. What can we do to help them? I feel so bad not being there to l
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Just then, General Han called Rick. He was at the hospital and had just seen his man. The damage to his skin was extensive, but not life threatening. Rick told him of the decision that had been made about the Thomas' moving to Fing City, and the problem of transporting everyone back. The general told Rick not to worry about it. He would arrange it for him. Rick thanked the general and hung up the call. He was glad that the man was not in a life threatening condition. Right now, his focus was on his grandparents-in-law. He had to get them to Fing City and see to their future welfare. Rick next called Old Wilson to update him on what was going on. Old Wilson said that he would start immediately on searching for a new house for the Thomas'. After all, Rick had a considerable amount of property in and round Fing City. There was sure to be something suitable available. The general was as good as his word. A little while later, a car pulled up in front of the Thomas estate to take t
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On the male side, Rick took his grandfather-in-law to his personal tailor to order several suits. After the morning spent in fittings, next they went to the shopping mall for shoes, and to outfit the old man with day clothes. Pants and shirts, underwear and socks, then pajamas and dressing gowns.The tailor would match up ties once the suits were made. He also would provide top coats and scarfs. Then Rick had one more stop that he wanted to make. He had decided to get the Old Man a decent watch to wear. He had never seen the old man wear one, but wanted to have him pick out one to show his respect. It was an ordeal to persuade him that it was a neccessity in today's society. In the end, he choose one that had a plain face, but it had a sterling silver band. Rick didn't let him see the price, because he was afraid that the old man would refuse it. It cost almost $500,000. That was probably more money than the old man had ever seen at one time in his life. While there, Rick also picked up
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The next day, everyone walked over to the new villa meant for the Old Thomas'. They were all in awe of it. The grounds were being groomed, and the interior was being professionally cleaned. Larry Watters was there to oversee that everything was set to rights before the Thomas family moved in. As he saw the people coming in, he came forward to give them a tour of the villa. He showed them the common rooms first, then went deeper into the house to show off the bedrooms. The furniture was on par with that of Ting Gap, but the villa was only about a third the size. The kitchen was large and fully furnished as well. He drew Debbie aside and asked her if she would want the pantry filled before the couple moved in. Debbie was grateful to him for thinking of this detail. Her Grandparents were thrilled with the villa, and this touch would make them feel more at home. Old Man Thomas and his wife walked around with their mouths open. They could not believe that this was going to be their home
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As the days went on, the Thomas household began to settle down. Once a week, Old Man and Old Madame Thomas would walk up to Ting Gap to visit their great grandsons. On these occasions, they would stay for dinner after Debbie got home from work. Rick was usually there, as he worked mainly from home. The new building was in the process of renovations, and would be finished soon. Old Wilson had suggested that Rick take a floor to use as his base of operations in Fing City. This made sense to Rick as he sometimes needed a conference room to hold meetings in. He was planning a company wide conference in the fall for all of his company Directors. They had never met each other as a group before. Rick wanted to promote a sense of unity between all of the different companies. This was the most effective way to do it. In addition, an office would be benefical for directing the local units as well. By the time it was announced that RBG Group had purchased the old Banker's Trust site, they we
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The move to the new office space was going smoothly. A tech company had installed all of the computer equipment and even built a secure room for the company's servers. In this technological world, server security was paramont to any business. All the basic furniture was in place, as well as wall coverings and wall hangings. It was an elegant space, very restful and calming atmosphere. All concerned were pleased with the outcome. The next step in opening the new office was the ribbon cutting ceremony. Rick wanted a low-key affair. But he was talked into a grand display to generate interest in the company. His main objection to this was that with all the new business that RBG LLC had already gotten, it seemed pointless to add to the workload. But he was over ruled by Debbie and the board of directors. Their stance was that it was more a display of community goodwill. They needed to intergrate into the downtown scene as smoothly as possible. A gala event would help to accomplish that.
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It was a sad day for Rick. Today, he was to bury his beloved mentor, Old Wilson. Old Wilson had been frail, and his health had declined slowly. If someone didn't see him every day, they would notice a vast difference . But since Rick would go down to see his old friend regularly, he did not realise just how bad Old Wilson had gotten. It was on such a visit that Rick found Old Wilson sitting in his favorite chair out in his back garden. At first Rick just thought he was asleep, as Old Wilson would nap out there almost every day. But after sitting down beside him, Rick finally realised that Old Wilson had passed on. It broke Rick's heart. Old Wilson had left instructions as to what he wanted done after his death. He asked that Rick bury him next to Ruth, his wife, and their son, Christopher. It was out in the countryside, north of Fing City. Rick had made all of the arrangements, and that morning, he and Debbie headed out. He had made the announcement of Old Wilson's death to the com
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As time flew by, Lois had been in Jelang and had been doing very well with her shop 'Second Chance'. The local population had, for the most part, forgotten about her sordid past. She was a valued member of the business community. Last yesr, she had been nominated to run for the local Chamber of Commerce Chairman. She was of course flattered to be nominated, but was very surprised when she actually won the position. It was the peak of her life to have been given this post. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever imagine that she would reach such a height in her life. Even though it was just in a small village such as Jelang, the fact that she was overwhelmingly the popular choice humbled her even more. Rick and Debbie both were just so proud of Lois, and even came to her investiture ceremony, along with all of the rest of the Thomas family. Howard had really been putting his all into the Thomas Shelter. Along the way, he met a very nice lady, who had come in for an interview fo
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The day dragged on as George frantically looked for his missing man. Since the man had no pockets, he didn't have his cell phone on him. So he could not call the general to tell him what was going on. He had all of his contact numbers in his phone, so he had not bothered to memorize any of them. After a long afternoon of being interrogated by the police, they at last let him make a call. He decided to call the resort, and if nothing else, he could leave a message for his boss. After this was done, the jailer put the man in a cell to wait for further instructions from the police Chief in charge. George finally went to the front desk to ask the desk clerk where the nearest police station was, thinking that it was a place to start looking, and to file a missing person's report. The desk clerk then remembered to give him the message that had come in for him, and it just so happened to be from his missing man. George went and sought out Matthew and Rick to accompany him to the p
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After ensuring Su Ma had everything that she needed, the group left to return to the yacht. They were to spend the next few days at sea. Everyone was back on board, then they set off for their next port of call, Manilla, Philippines. It was an exotic port, and nothing like anything any of the group had experienced before. They had a wonderful time seeing all of the sights. Then they set sail for Singapore, Malaysia. This trip was a smorgasbord of many different cultures and sights, not to mention landscapes. Singapore was a bustling city, full of high end shopping centers with branded stores, as well as the local cultural sights. Museums, art galleries and the like. The kids especially liked the Singapore Zoo. It was filled with all of the animals that they had studied in school. The adults were partial to the Singapore Botanical Gardens and the National Orchid Garden. They all enjoyed the trip to China Town. It was a taste of home for them, but in a different way. There was really
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The years had flown by. The Greens had expanded their businesses in every direction. The most profitable were the ocean shipping company and the pharmaceuticals. Medical supplies was running a close third. Rick was planning a big suprise for the kids' ninth and tenth birthdays next month. They had grown so much, and still all of them got along so well with each other. Li Fan had gone on to be a managing director of one of Rick's local offices, and he was proud of his work. His son, Ricky, was looking more and more like him every day. Alice was a very good mother. Ricky had grown up with the Green children, and seemed more like one of the siblings, rather than just a cousin. George and Anita's daughter Leah was also part of the "tribe". Since George paid close attention to the security of Ting Gap, Leah had grown up in the house as well. It was an exclusive daycare that Rick and Debbie were proud to provide for the two kids. All of the Green kids were very protective of them
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General Han gathered all of the evidence that he had collected and called his friend at the police station. They sent the fraud investigation team over right away to go over the documents. They agreed with George that this was an embezzlement case, cut and dried. After informing Debbie and Rick of their findings, Debbie called a meeting of those involved. The head of personel walked into the conference room, stopped dead in his tracks and turned to flee. He was stopped by the security guards at the door. He was made to sit down and shut his mouth. Next, the other two culprits walked in together, chatting with each other. They sat down across from the upper managment team and waited. George introduced everyone. "Mr. Waits is the head of personel, this is Mr. Floyd, head of accounting, and that is Mr. Grooms, the managing director. Gentlemen, this is Mrs. Green, CEO of RBG LLC. The man next to her is Mr. Green, Chairman and owner of the RBG Group. Then we have Mr. Moore, Vice Pr
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The crowd outside the venue were so excited to see their favorite stars and public officals as they arrived at the gala. The men dressed in tuxedos and the beautiful gowns that the women wore were worth standing in the night air to see. All of the attendees made use of a step-and-repeat banner set up for press photos. These glamour shots would been seen all over the media in the coming days. But the most stunning had been Debbie in all of her finery. Her jewels shone like the stars in the heavens. They cast a glow around her like nothing else could. The evening was filled with surprises, and a lot of money was raised for the Green Children's Foundation. Brandon was thrilled with both the turnout and the donations total. It had been a very successful night. The day after the gala, everybody at the Green villa slept in late. They only got up in time for a scumptous brunch prepared by Chef Matthew. It was well worth dragging themselves out of bed for. Then everyone started to get
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Once again, the Thomas family came together for a family weekend. The highlight of the weekend was of course the gala for the Green Children's Foundation. Since Jonathan and Betty lived in Beijing, they were to be included in all of the festivities as well. Rick and Debbie loved having their family around them, and this weekend was no exception. Rick and Debbie's Beijing villa was not as big as Ting Gap, but no less opulent. After all, Larry had done the design work and supervised the work himself. It was large enough to hold most everyone coming from out of town. Lois, Rebecca, the Old Thomas', Howard, Heyward and his wife , Aunt Alice and Li Fan and of course Matthew and Brandon. So the Green mansion was full to the brim. Matthew decided to cook on the first night of the gathering. Dinner on that Friday night was a master piece of culinary delights. Matthew rarely got to indulge himself in the kitchen of late, so he went all out to prepare a meal fit for a royal banquet. His dish
