Chapter 294

Joshua was the only one who knew about Wayne's intention to stay unmarried forever, not that Wayne made a habit of broadcasting it to his entire family. Joanne huffed. "So you're still using me to get out of sticky situations, after all." She wasn't stupid. He had practically laid his intentions bare, and if she said yes, she would be a crown idiot. "That's not what I meant! I came to ask for your help. Don't forget what your aunt is like. What do you think she'll do when she finds out about this mixer?" Wayne hadn't approached Joanne without a plan. Wayne and Joanne were in the same boat. Caroline was just as bad as Harry when it came to pushing the young ones into marriage. The former didn't want Joanne to end up as a spinster any more than Harry wanted to see Wayne without a wife. Sure enough, Joanne shuddered at the mention of her pushy aunt. Given Caroline's connections, it was only a matter of time before she found out about the mixer and forced Joanne to attend it. Unfortun