Chapter 23: Queen of Spades (2)
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“Hm?” Ethan tilted his head to the side.
“The woman’s name was Evelyn Spades. To the owner she was his queen, and the other reason is that in cards the Queen of Spades represents intelligence, logical thinking and a woman who is creative and outspoken. Just like Evelyn herself.” Ashton explained. “The owner is called Gabriel Vonte, I had the pleasure of meeting him when his business was still very small at the time. I’m one of his investors actually. We became really good friends afterwards and he told me this story. I still find it so endearing till this day.”
‘So that’s the favor he spoke about…’ Ethan thought to himself. “What happened to them afterwards?” He asked.
“The business bloomed, and they’re both still happily married.” Ashton picked u
