Chapter 93Lincoln Offering a Choice
Lincoln frowned and said solemnly, "It''s news to me that I seem like such a fool in your eyes."
"No, Grandfather, that''s not what we meant," Nancy immediately exined when she saw that Lincoln
was angry.
Rainee was also worried that if she angered Lincoln, it would backfire. If he became enraged, he might
give out more of his shares to spite them.
She tried to calm Lincoln down. "Dad, of course not. We didn''t mean it like that. It''s just that Alina is still
an outsider after all, isn''t she?"
Colton chimed in, "Grandfather, Miss Alina''s gifts added up to no more than 100 thousand dors, but
you gave her shares of thepany in return. You''ll make all of us feel disheartened!"
Since Sophie had already decided to take over Alina''s shares after this, she felt annoyed when the
members of George''s family kept resisting Lincoln''s decision.
Sophie spoke up angrily, "In my opinion, we should respect Father''s decision. It''s his shares of the
Upon hearing Sophie''s words, Rainee was displeased. She raised her voice and taunted, "Oh, of
course! You are on her side now that you can take advantage of her. Since Miss Alina is your son''s
girlfriend, it''s no wonder that you are changing your tune to help her."
Seeing as they were about to erupt into a fight, Lucas waved his hand to signal the reporters who were
hidden on arge tree to secretly start taking photos.
He knew that there would be a big argumenting up.
The reason for the quarrel was because of Alina. The reporters would take photos of the fight and it
would be in all the major headlines tomorrow. "Mr. Scott''s 80th birthday celebration erupted in a catfight
because of Miss Alina, the president''s fiancée! What would be the future of Scott Group?"
Although Lincoln had always insisted that even if there were internal conflicts within the family, they
should show a united front to the outside world. However, Lucas couldn''t care less about that now. No
matter what, he must get his hands on the shares of Scott Group. He knew that Wilson would definitely
raise the price of the shares sky-highter on.
Since Wilson nned to collect a tidy sum from the stock market, Lucas wanted to have a slice of the
pie.
Of course, financial benefits should be shared with everyone in the family.
Colton continued, "Grandfather, Alina gave you such a cheap present, but you''re giving her shares of
thepany. On the other hand, we carefully prepared expensive and luxurious gifts for you every
year, but we get nothing in return. Grandfather, don''t you think it''s unfair for us?"
Hearing Colton''s words, Lincoln waved him away. "If I had known that this would happen, you don''t
have to prepare gifts for me! Why don''t you give me cash directly instead! In this way, there would be
noparison between the value of the gifts. I would just have to calcte the money that I was given
and repay with my shares ordingly to how much money each one of you have given me. Do I look
like I need the money?"
"Grandfather, you know that we don''t mean it that way. You are the biggest shareholder of Scott Group,
so how could you be in need of money? Gifts are not valued by their material worth." Lucas spoke out
to help ease the situation.
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Lincoln retorted, "If you don''t measure a gift by its value, what do you measure it by?"
Lucas noticed that his grandfather''s wrath had eased a little. He was not as angry as before, nor was
he as stern as before. He replied immediately, "Of course, it''s measured by our sincerity and filial piety
to you."
Lincoln swept his gaze to the people seated around the table. "What do all of you think? Is the cost of
the gift more important or is it filial piety?
As soon as Lincoln said that, Lucas suddenly felt that something went wrong. However, he couldn''t put
his finger on it.
He turned to Caitlin when he felt her resentful gaze burning into him. She stared at him with reproach.
Lucas frowned. He knew that he must have said something wrong, but what exactly went wrong? He
couldn''t help but scratch his head in frustration.
Rainee was a thoughtful person and she knew that Lucas fell into the trap set by Lincoln. However,
there was no way to refute his words.
He had presented everyone with a choice. You could either choose the cost value of the gift or the
intentions of filial piety behind the gift.
In truth, it was not a choice. The only possible choice was filial piety.
Raineeughed dryly and said, "Dad, the most important thing to a gift is obviously the intentions of
filial piety. It can''t be bought no matter how much it costs. You know that we try our best to be filial to
you, right?"
Wilson sneered.
Since ancient times, those who had ill intentions towards others woulde to a bad end. Those who
dug a pit for others would fall into their own trap.
Bet was dressed in a well-fitted suit. Following behind Mr. Kyree, he walked into the private
courtyard with his briefcase in hand.
Lincoln nced around the table again. "I''m going to distribute some shares to Lina. Does anyone
have any objections?"
"No, Dad!" Rainee answered immediately.
She was afraid that if Lucas said anything further, Lincoln might give Alina more shares than he
intended to just out of spite. That would mean fewer shares for all of them. Lincoln had always been a
stubborn old man and it wasn''t easy to persuade him to change his mind. Especially at his moment, he
was clearly furious.
If Lincoln became angry, the consequences would be very serious.
Rainee tried to calm herself down. After all, Alina was just an outsider. Regardless of how much Lincoln
liked her gift, he wouldn''t give her much of the shares, would he? It was possible that he would only
give less than 1% of his shares. If that was the case, it wouldn''t be a big deal at all.
She thought that Lincoln was angry because of their gifts. They only gave gifts that were expensive
without thinking of the intentions behind them. He was angry with them and did this to retaliate.
Thinking of this, she managed to calm down andposed herself.
Seeing that his mother had spoken up, Lucas, Colton, and Nancy echoed her. "No, we have no
objection."
Lincoln nodded with satisfaction and said to Bet with a smile, "Bet, draft a new contract for
shares transfer. I am transferring 5% of my shares to Alina. From now on, Alina will be one of the
shareholders of Scott Group."
" 5%?" Rainee screamed and jumped up as if she sat on a needle.
Lincoln turned to her, his face stern. "What''s wrong, do you have a problem with it? Didn''t you say that
you have no objection to my wishes? Was that a lie?"
"Dad, but..." Rainee wanted to bite off her tongue. Why did she agree just now? Why did she say that
she had no objection?
At this moment, Rainee felt like she had shot herself in the foot.
"Grandfather, how could you give an outsider such arge portion? The dividends alone amount to
more than 100 million dors. Grandfather, you are making a rash decision," Silvia cut in unexpectedly.
George and his family looked at Silvia in surprise. Was this girl so foolish that she was unable to
distinguish between enemy and friend?
They exchanged nces, secretly hoping that Silvia would say a few more words.
Having such a dumb sister, Wilson could feel a headacheing on. He reprimanded her again, "Shut
up!"
Silvia felt victimised and offended. She stared daggers at Alina, feeling like she could strangle her to
death.
This vixen must have seduced her brother. Wilson used to treat her so well! Since young, he had never
shouted at her. However, because of Alina, he had scolded her three times today. She felt really
wronged.
Bet found a chair and sat down. He set aptop on hisp and quickly drafted out an agreement
for shares transfer. While he was typing furiously, he couldn''t help but look up at Alina.
Although she was really moved that Lincoln wanted to transfer some shares to her, she had no
intention of epting his offer.
She stood up and bowed respectfully to Lincoln. "Grandfather, thank you, but I can''t ept your gift."
Her nose felt a little stuffy. Alina''s voice was choked up as she was overwhelmed by the sudden offer.
Lincoln looked at Alina and said kindly to her, "Lina, I''ve decided to give some of my shares to you. Just
ept it as a gift. Don''t feel burdened or ashamed. At my age, I''m getting closer to the day when I will
leave this world. It would cheer me up if you would ept the shares happily. Don''t take this
opportunity away from me, okay?"
Alina didn''t know what to say.
What should she do? How could she refuse?
Lincoln sincerely wanted to give the shares to her. If she insisted on refusing his goodwill, he would be
disappointed and unhappy. Alina didn''t want to disappoint him.
She looked to Wilson again for help.
Wilson smiled at her gently. "Since Grandfather wants to give his shares to you, you should ept it
dly!"
"But..." Alina was caught in a dilemma.
George''s family was vexed at how the tables had turned.
Rainee scoffed sarcastically, "Oh, some people could really put on a show! She''s more believable than
professionally trained actresses!"
Nancy muttered under her breath. "That''s right. Grandfather is such a gullible old man. If I had known
about this, I would have put on an act as well!"
Upon hearing this, Rainee pretended to scold her. She poked Nancy on the forehead. "Look at
yourself, what''s the use of you? I spent so much money sending you overseas to learn how to act. On
the other hand, look at that professional actress in front of you right now. Her acting is wless! In
Regardless of rank or status, women caught up in a fight would pay no mind to the consequences. In a
quarrel, they lost their polite facade, revealing an ugly and horrible personality underneath.
Lincoln''s expression was full of displeasure. With a frown, he stood up and said solemnly, "This matter
has been decided. I don''t want to hear any objections from all of you. Otherwise, don''t me me when
you bear the consequences. Wilson, Lucas, and Colton apany me as I greet the guests. Don''t
keep them waiting."
"But Grandfather..." Alina said anxiously when she saw Lincoln stand up and was about to leave.
He turned to Alina with a kind smile. "Lina, if you insist on refusing the shares, please ept them as a
wedding gift to you and Wilson. I''ll transfer my shares to you on the day of your wedding. What do you
think?"
"Well, this..." Alina was still caught in a difficult situation, but she knew that she was being
unreasonable.
On the other hand, if she epted the shares from Lincoln, 5% would be of great help to Wilson.
After thinking about it, she bit her lower lip and finally nodded gratefully. "Thank you, Grandfather."
With that, she could no longer hold back her tears.
In the main courtyard, Lincoln and his three grandsons went to each table to propose a toast.
This was a longstanding tradition over the years on Lincoln''s birthday. Lincoln didn''t want to neglect
any of his guests, but there were more than a hundred tables. If he had to toast at every table, he
would be dead drunk by the end of the celebration. Furthermore, it wasn''t good for his health either.
Therefore, at each table, one of his grandsons would drink a tiny ss of wine in Lincoln''s ce.
The three grandsons took turns to toast at every table. Although by the end of it, they would be slightly
tipsy, they were still far from getting drunk.
Wilson was uneasy about leaving Alina alone. When he left the table, he whispered in her ear, "Lina,
wait for me toe back. I won''t be away for long! If you can''t bear it, you don''t have to. Anyway, it''s
not your fault that they were trying to make things difficult for you!"
"Alright!" Alina nodded.
Only then did Wilson follow behind his grandfather and apany him to the main courtyard. Before
leaving the private courtyard, he turned back and fixed his gaze on Alina. He was still worried about
her.