Julian handed me his blazer right before entering Adrian's apartment because we both know he will realise what happened between us if he sees my torn dress. And neither of us is comfortable with that.

I noticed that his nervousness has reached its peak, and Adrian seems to feel the same. When we entered I found him sitting in silence with a bunch of papers on the table in front of him. I raised my eyebrow in confusion, waiting for their explanation.

"Take a seat please." Adrian spoke to me while Julian sat down already.

"One minute, I can't stay in this dress." I went in the bedroom and quickly pulled out my home clothes, then changed into them.

When I returned the two of them waited quietly, their silence creeping me out. Julian was shaking his leg and Adrian played with his hands. I sat down, opposite them and waited for them to speak.

"What is this all about?" I asked while eyeing the papers on the table.

"I came to an idea and Julian joined..." Adrian started to explain but then paused. "We bought the place where your old club used to be. And we bought it for you."

I opened my eyes wide in surprise, already knowing that I cannot accept it. It's such a big gesture and there is no way in the world that I could guess what they planned. I shook my head still letting the news sink in.

"No I-I can't accept." I immediately declined. "But I am positively surprised. I never would've expected it. Thank you both." I allowed them to see how stunned and flattered I am despite not being able to take their gift. Although I still don't understand what makes them so nervous.

"Oh but you must! We have no intentions of running the club and we already paid for the place more than it's worth. So we can't resell it and it would be a waste of money leaving it empty." Julian continued on Adrian's explanation.

"The paperwork is here, you just need to sign." Adrian added then leaned forward and pushed the papers my way.

"But I can't take it just like that. I cannot allow you to spend your money on me." I persisted but Julian shook his head.

"You have no say in how we spend our money. If you refuse it will be a waste for us." He continued convincing me.

"And before you ask, we want no part in it." Adrian replied to my next question which was if they would agree to keep it and have me run it on their behalf.

"But why?" I don't see why they felt the need to do this for me.

"Because we can. That is what I had in mind when I told you I might find you a job." Adrian reminded me of that time when he told me he could help me get a job but refused to tell me in which club.

I spent a while asking questions and finding a way to either refuse the ownership or at least have them take part of the earnings. Neither of them considered a word of it and insisted that I sign the papers. I contemplated for a while, weighing my options, but they only gave me one. The only other choice I had was to decline and have them waste their money. So I agreed and signed the papers, acquiring the ownership of the place together with a significant amount of money to help me reopen the club.

"But isn't this still a waste of your money since you are getting no profit from it?" I asked and they both shook their heads.

"No. What we wanted in return for it is for you to build a successful business and with that a future for yourself." Julian replied.

The thought of being a business owner just couldn't be processed by my brain so the excitement is taking a while to kick in. This is something I wouldn't be able to make in a lifetime on my own. These two men basically made me rich. Well, I still have to reopen the club and start earning from it, but I basically have my own place. I could even turn it into an apartment if I failed.

"I don't know how to thank you." I shrugged looking both of them in the eyes, truly clueless as to how I could show them my gratitude. No one ever did something this big for me.

"Not so fast Lana..." Adrian stopped me and Julian's nervousness sky rocketed. He became extremely tense. "You will soon realise that we owe it to you...probably even more than that."

Adrian's tone of voice combined with his serious expression frightened me. My heart began speeding up for no apparent reason. I shook my head, asking a hushed 'what'.

"It's about your parents." He continued with uneasiness.

"What?!" I exclaimed. It's unbelievable, what could they possibly have to do with them? I barely even know anything myself. When he realised how upset I became, he paused while Julian was completely silent. "Tell me!" I urged him.

"I-I..." Adrian stammered but I leaned forward, eager to find out what he has to say.

"For fucks sake tell me!" I cursed. Both of them jumped looking like two guilty kids.

"It was...our mother... and your parents on the road that night." He kept pausing while Julian just stared blankly. "She was drunk, lost the control, and crushed into them. Our father did everything to keep her out of prison so she was on house arrest for...two years..."

I didn't even notice the tears which were falling down my cheeks while Adrian spoke. Only two years? And at home? And their mother killed my parents? Did they enter my life with a reason? Out of pity? Thousand and one question raced through my mind as the room span around me, the only stable spot being me. I felt dizzy and suddenly weak, unable to think clearly. Should I hate them, is it their fault? Or should I not? Neither of them dared to come and hold me or try to comfort me.

Both men, once dominating me, now feared me.

"Why are you telling me this now? You- you entered my life knowing who I am." I sobbed, blaming them for not being honest and practically faking everything, but at the same time they shouldn't be blamed for their mother's faults.

"Look Lana... I did come to that club out of curiosity to see who you are, but everything that happened between us is real. Me liking you is real and trust me, I wasn't supposed to be anywhere near you. If we didn't truly care we wouldn't be telling you." Adrian tried to explain but I just kept shaking my head in disbelief.

"And when I found out that he was involved with you I had to make sure that everything was under control. But again I sincerely fell for you." Julian finally spoke and Adrian threw a glance at him while he said the last part.

"So it was all an act? Is that why your mother hates me?" I asked one of the many questions that I have.

"No, our parents don't know who you are now. I took the initiative to find you." Adrian answered.

"You were always the eccentric one, doing the odd things which no one would expect you'd do." Julian now spoke to Adrian, making a comment.

While the two of them engaged into a mini quarrel, I couldn't stop looking down at the table, the room still spinning around me. I can feel my brain pulse.

"I want to leave." I interrupted them. "Actually I want both of you to leave. I will find a new place within a few days but until then I want you both out of my sight. Don't you both dare do the otherwise!"

I said it all in a surprisingly calm manner, then simply got up and walked towards the bedroom. Locking the door behind me, I allowed myself to slide down on the floor, sobbing. I cannot explain the mixture of emotions that are currently fighting for power inside me. There is the heartbreak because of my parents, but also confusion because I never knew them enough to love them, I was just a baby when it happened. I don't have a single memory. On the other hand I feel betrayed by Adrian and Julian, and perhaps that is currently the strongest emotion inside me.

I need to get them out of my life, this is toxic.