Alina was taken aback by his words. She didn't know whether to accept or decline the gift. She quickly declined it as if she was holding a hot potato in her hand. "Mr. Lincoln, I can't accept this!" What if it was something like an heirloom? She couldn't accept such an expensive gift!
Lincoln saw through her thoughts and smiled. "Don't worry about it. It's not anything valuable. If it's really valuable, I wouldn't have left it on the shelf to collect dust. Open it and have a look."
"Oh," Alina said as she placed the box on the table and opened it.
Inside the box, was an ornament shaped like a fish. Alina guessed that it should be made out of gold.
Lincoln explained, "This ornament is a fish made out of gold. It's not heavy, only twenty grams and just worth a few thousand dollars. This
