
“Superhero?” mumble Mia. Adriano's words made him think of something he himself was unsure of. A vague memory returned and began to enter his mind.
“What's up?” Adriano looked at Mia in wonder. A sweet smile meaningfully fell from the lips of the handsome man.
“Ah, no,” Mia shook her head softly, then instantly woke up when she suddenly recalled something. “Say, Adriano! Since when do you have a hobby of painting me?” suddenly tanyanya.
Adriano laughed a lot. For a moment, her blue eyes glanced at Miabella who was busy eating the lunch menu so greedily. “So, have you found my secret gallery?” Adrian asked back.
“Yes, and I found a lot of paintings there. Most of the paintings depict me in various poses and situations. Either I have to be happy or even feel afraid” said Mia with her face expression that looks funny.
Adriano's laughter grew wider. “Maybe you should be proud to have a secret devotee who is crazy about you, Florecita Mia,” said Adriano. The man immediately grabbed the wife's hand and kissed her gently.
“Why did you do that? Why did you paint me?” Mia is still not satisfied with Adriano's answer.
“Because just by painting you, I feel I can have even just in the form of pictures,” look Adriano's eyes so shady looking at the beautiful woman in front of him. Mia's heartbreak began to go crazy when Adriano uttered sweet words for her. The woman did not expect that she would fall in love again after Matteo was gone.
“Quick finish your meal. After that we go home, because I want to show you something,” Adriano said as she rubbed Mia's cheek using the back of her hand.
The day's walk ended with a fancy lunch. Adriano is quite satisfied to see the happy face of Mia and also Miabella. After spending a large amount of food, the beautiful toddler was now soundly asleep in the vehicle. He was not bothered at all, until Adriano's car arrived on the front lawn of the mansion. Slowly and softly, the man lowered Miabella, then carried her and carried her to the room. Carefully, she laid her little daughter on a bed full of dolls. While Mia put all the grocery bags in the corner of Miabella's room.
“What are you going to show me, Adriano?” ask Mia later.
“Sst,” Adriano put her index finger on her lips, then stepped slowly and led Mia out of the room, after tightly closing the door. Adriano continued to hold Mia's hand towards the mansion hall located on the bottom floor, and straight towards her study.
“Why are we here?” Mia was astonished as Adriano opened the door to the workspace with a meaningful smile.
“You will know soon enough,” Adriano replied. She kissed Mia's lips after they entered the study. After that, he brought Mia into his gallery. Adriano shows one by one his paintings, Mia's drawings in various poses.
Mia's steps finally stopped at a painting that was just leaning on the floor. The woman looked so stunned.
“I've cleaned this room myself. Yesterday was a bit messy because of my actions,” explained Adriano without being asked.
However, Mia did not respond. He was still fixated on the painting of the little girl in the school uniform who was smiling cheerfully. “How can you paint a picture of me as a child? You described it so exactly,” murmured in disbelief.
“Can't you guess it, honey?” Adriano stood right behind Mia while kissing her long hair.
Mia immediately turned her head and rounded her beautiful eyes. “This is impossible! Are you ... Are you that Adriano?”
Instead of answering, Adriano smiled broadly. “Come,” he again pulled Mia's hand and took her to the other side of the workspace, where there was a large bookcase made of mahogany. Some shelves are covered with glass. Adriano then opened one of the glass shelves and pulled out a clear drink bottle full of sticker paste. “Do you remember this thing, Mia?” tanyakanya.
Mia's getting slacker. He was so shocked and in disbelief that he had to cover his open mouth with both hands. “Where did you get this thing?” hisses.
“Do you remember the last words you said back then? ‘until we meet again, Adriano!’. Do you remember, Mia?” Adriano repeated the words that Mia said back then. While Mia was still silent. “ Does that mean you know that we will meet again?” Adriano smiled knot.
“You want to know something, Honey? A story that might mean nothing to you. However, for me it was a big struggle,” Adriano said. He stepped near the table where there was a bottle of wine that used to accompany him, while being alone in the room. Adriano poured the contents of the bottle into the crystal glass and shook the glass for a moment. There was the sound of heavy breathing from him which then began to gulp down his red wine. Adriano then turned around and looked at Mia who was still staring at the bottle of liquor.
“I am the son of the mistress Emiliano Moriarty. Since giving birth to me, my mother has been sick to the point where she can no longer take care of me. He kissed me crying, before he was forced to give himself up to Emiliano. By force, Emiliano took me to his house. It is a beautiful home, but there is no warmth or affection in it. I have to live with a stepmother" Adriano begins her story.
“At the age of thirteen, that woman just kicked me out. He kicked me out of the house,” Adriano's eyes started to look up. “He really kicked me in the real sense, right in the stomach,” Adriano said, laughing bitterly. One hand pointed towards the stomach.
“I stepped indeterminate direction. I walked down the streets of Milan until my feet ached and almost fainted. That's when I met you. You are like a little angel sent by God, coming at the right time to save me. Still I remember clearly, you who without hesitation gave your lunch box and drink bottle to me,” his eyes now gently fixed on Mia.
“Through that day, I returned near the school where we met. I waited for you every day there, but for almost a week it turned out you were nowhere to be seen either. Finally, I asked Uncle Alessandro to accompany me to ask the school. They said that you had moved out of town,” Adriano recalled her past as she attempted to meet Mia.
“Yes. It was my last day in Milan. When I got home, I was ready with all our stuff. He took me to move to the city of Venice,” explained Mia. “You don't know my name. Then, how did the school party know that the person you were referring to was me?” mia asked not to understand.
Adriano laughed softly. He returned to drink his drink. “That's not a hard thing, Mia. I went there with a sketch of your face. I paint you in every spare time I have. Yeah, besides painting my mom's face, because I miss her a lot too. Too bad, because at that time I did not know your name,” regret Adriano smiled bitterly.
“Somehow God planned, when I finally got to know Damiano. He invited me to come to Matteo's party on Elba Island. Do you remember our first meeting, Mia?” Adriano kept looking at Mia. The woman responded to Adriano's question with a slow nod.
“Your smile reminds me of the little girl who had given me her lunch, so that I got rid of the hunger and again had the strength to stand up. It took me a while to convince me that it was a smile from the same person. You must feel uncomfortable why at that time I kept watching you. Then, after that I gave you a piece of bread while in the hospital, and the shadow of that little girl was present in you, Mia. I see it very clearly. I feel more sure. That's why I don't care even if you keep resisting. I'm not afraid even if Matteo de Luca challenges me to a duel. This heart is too happy to finally find you again, Florecita Mia. That's your name ...” Adriano sipped his drink again until it ran out. After that, he filled his glass again.
“Didn't you say that your super hero will keep me from falling again? Look now, Mia. I even survived a terrible death. Now I stand before you, not just as a man but as your husband. Don't you think that God is so good to me?” Adriano took a heavy breath, then gulped down his drink.
Adriano then stepped in front of Mia and stood so close to her. “If Matteo de Luca loves you more than anything in the world, then that love has grown in my heart from nineteen years ago, long before you met him. I didn't expect much when I found out that you belonged to Matteo de Luca. But at least I can see you smiling every day. Enjoying your beauty from afar, though I can only look at it through a painting one of which I sent first. I'm sure if Matteo must have thrown it away,” Adriano smiled nanar.
Mia is still silent. He really doesn't know what to say. All of this was so shocking to him, and felt a bit overwhelming to a story in real life. However, now he could understand the meaning of Adriano's attitude towards him all along.
“Adriano, I ..” Mia swallowed deeply. His throat was stuck at that moment.
“Sssh,” Adriano silences Mia with her lips. It was on her red lips gently and slowly. “I've found you now,” he said shortly after releasing a kiss. The look in Mia's eyes suddenly turned sad. Tears began to drip from there.
“Hey, why are you crying?” immediately Adriano rubbed Mia's cheek.
Mia looked up, fixedly staring at her husband's handsome face with a bitter look. “Why now, after I became Matteo's wife did you just find me? Why not Adriano? Wh why? If we meet first, then I don't have to suffer like this! I don't need to suffer a painful loss like this!” Mia is starting to lose control. He beat Adriano's chest non-stop while sobbing.
Adriano just flinching. He did not move and did not answer. Adriano just waited until Mia calmed down for a while, then hugged her tightly.
The peak of Mia's head was filled with feeling. “Listen to me, Honey. As powerful as I am, but still unable to fight against destiny. God brought you to Matteo for one reason, and that reason was Miabella. You guys are meant to be together for a while. However, what you get from that short togetherness, will last forever,” said Adriano who increasingly made Mia nervous.
“We will take care of Miabella together, for Matteo and for yourself,” Adriano said as she hugged Mia's body tighter, as if reluctant to let go again.