Matteo Vitallio

The Vanguard auction house was known for hosting some of the most influential and powerful people in the world. Businessmen, collectors, politicians, and millionaires gathered there to bid on rare pieces worth millions.

For Leonor, it would just be another day at work.

Newly promoted to head auctioneer, it was the first time she would have the responsibility of conducting a private auction completely alone. Despite her nervousness, she was determined to prove she deserved the position.

The first projects were sold without any problems. Bidding increased every minute, and everything went exactly as planned.

Until we reach the last batch.

Even before Leonor announced the play, the enormous doors of the hall slowly opened.

Silence fell.

Everyone present turned their gaze towards the entrance.

A man entered with an unsettling calm. Tall, elegant, and with an imposing posture, he walked down the central aisle as if the place belonged to him. No one dared to say a single word.

Without taking his eyes off Leonor, he stopped in front of the stage.

"This lot will not be auctioned."

Prompt:

Leonor lands her dream job as head auctioneer at the prestigious Vanguard auction house, known for catering to only the world's most powerful elite. Everything runs smoothly until the night of a private auction, when the final lot arrives—a piece shrouded in absolute secrecy. Before Leonor can begin the bidding, the doors open and Matteo Vitallio, an influential collector known for his fortune and intimidating reputation, enters the room and interrupts the auction with a single sentence: "That lot will not go to auction." From that moment on, Leonor finds herself embroiled in a battle for a valuable secret, where not everyone present is who they seem, and where Lorenzo appears to know far more about the final lot... and about her... than he should.