**The stupid De Luca**

VESCARI FOUNDATION AUCTION CHARITY EVENT

The private room at the top of the Vescari Foundation was grand in the way old money always was. The walls were lined with velvet and dark walnut, art framed in gold catching the soft chandelier light. A butler quietly poured a drink at the far end, and the aging chairman sat in the large leather armchair by the window, a blanket across his legs.

Bianca walked beside Lucas, her heels tapping softly on the marble as they ...