Chapter 273

Joanne's actions were abrupt. Vincent had yet to realize what had happened when she'd already stormed off. He still had to settle the bill. When he was done, Joanne was already gone. He headed to Annie Station, wanting to ask why she'd suddenly gotten mad. There, he ran into Wayne. Joshua had told Wayne that Queenie had gone to Carto to look for him, leaving Joanne alone at the store. Joshua was worried that Queenie would worry that Joanne wouldn't be okay on her own, leading to Queenie not enjoying herself in Carto. So, he'd ordered Wayne to check on Joanne and see whether he could help her with anything. Wayne had arrived and wondered why Annie Station wasn't open when he saw Joanne stomping over. She looked angry as she pulled out her keys. "Hey, Ms. White. You're starting the day a little late today, huh?" Wayne wanted to be as natural as possible when speaking to Joanne. After all, whatever had happened between them was too awkward. He wanted to ease that awkwardness. To his