Francesca smiled and joked, "Smart people tend to like sugar, and you're exceptionally brilliant, so you have an even bigger sweet tooth than I do."

"You seem distracted. Has something happened?" Andrew asked while studying her expression.

Francesca hesitated before sighing. "It's nothing major, but Grandpa and Simon had a huge fight. Grandpa threatened to expel him from the family practice."

Andrew nodded silently, feeling it was not his place to comment on the Aickers' family matters.