Once Stina had left the room, John turned a serious face to his granddaughter. “Lexi, I am very worried about our Andrea. Something is eating away at her. Not the business in Oregon, of that I am sure. But whatever it is, it is weighing on her too much.”
He raised his eyebrows when Lexi nodded. “I am, too, Pappoús. She’s so tense. She’s like a spring set so tight it’s going to break.”
“Think about it, Lexi. When did this start?”
Lexi thought. Her grandfather saw her fingers moving. “A week and a half ago, I think?”
“So it didn’t start when Mr. Hayden showed up.”
“Not like this. Oh, she was upset, angry that he was pushing her to go to work for him, just like he was pushing me. In fact I think he wanted her more than he wanted me. At least I think he made more of a nuisance of himself,
