Maybe there was a solution, what if Martin was to become her maid? What if Martin was to stay at home and keep house while she went out to work? What if Martin was to become Marti, Joan's wife?
Martin would never agree to that of course and so it would have to be done without his agreement, wouldn't it? And the new drugs being developed by her company were just the thing to make it happen.
Poor Martin, but there again, maybe it's lucky Martin...