[Ellie's P.O.V]
"Right." Anton, stroking his chin, pondered in response to my words, "Judging by the appearance of those overweight individuals, they must be rich and powerful. Could it be that this casino's income comes from draining the wealth of these tycoons?"
The more we thought about it, the more it seemed likely. We then called Ollie to immediately investigate the identities of those individuals and find out when the rule excluding women was implemented.
Although I hadn't looked closely at the information about Jacob's gang, I could spot such unequal rules at first glance. After Ollie left, I went through the documents again and found no mention of this aspect.
Deep into the night, the darkness outside the window was pierced only by streetlights and the unusual liveliness of the casino, standing out in the silent night. Their hastily added rule – was it targeted at me, or was it a genuine reorganization? My intuition leaned more toward the former.