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 explained 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 dollars, but you gave her shares of the company 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 memb
