Summer came around and Viviane would be visiting again. It made him excited thinking about it. She hadn't visited him for months. If Jarvis hadn't been creating a daily schedule for him and that he had a little bit of self-awareness, he would've spent the past few months constantly working. It was a bit boring being around robots, Jarvis, and his own clones constantly. Although she would call him from time to time, it didn't reduce the feeling of being lonely one bit.
It was also a good thing. He constantly thought of their future together. As he was alone in America, Viviane had been abducted once by his father's enemies. Every company has its enemies, especially if it was one that is getting popular as of late. When he heard about it, he wanted to immediately return to England and go on a rampage. Jarvis stopped him when he told him that she was saved by her bodyguards.
He calmed down and talked with Viviane over the phone. She was scared about what her abductors were going to do to her. She gradually calmed down after hearing that he sent a few people to protect her. As this happened, her mentality also underwent some changes as she became more mature and cold as time passed. He was worried about her yet also glad as he wanted her to be able to make her own decisions on their relationship and not just follow him. Their relationship was also built on the fact that they had sex often, he wanted something more than just sleeping with her, he wanted her to be able to stand against him if he did something she didn't quite like.
She had been following his orders obediently and tried to please him as much as she could. He didn't want that as their relationship wouldn't last long that way. He loved her but it didn't mean that he wanted absolute control over her. It made him distressed yet also relieved that her mentality changed. He was worried that she couldn't cope with it which is why he would call her often to talk. It relieved the pressure and stress for her while creating even more stress for him. He didn't mind, he wanted to be the pillar of support for her if she couldn't handle things anymore. He felt it was his responsibility for her.
He waited in the airport for hours before she arrived on the plane. In fact, he hasn't slept for three days already. He looked for her figure the moment she left the plane.
"John" a gentle voice came from behind
He turned and saw Viviane standing there with her luggage.
"You've gotten more beautiful" he gave her a smile "Come, let's go home"
In fact, he wasn't just complimenting her, she had gotten more slender and her features became more refined. She could even pass for a top model.
She followed him quietly to the parking lot.
"How are you, John?" she asked quietly
"I'm... fine," he lied as he drove the car back to the house
She could tell that he was lying. Being with him for years, she could tell whenever he is lying or not. She didn't show it but she started to become worried.
She was silent the entire ride home as she watched him quietly. She noticed that his eyes were slightly pink and there were wrinkles under his eyelids. He also seemed a little pale too. She didn't know what it meant but she became increasingly worried for him.
The moment they entered his house, she dragged him into a room, ignoring her luggage. She felt that something was wrong the moment they got up there but didn't know what it was.
"Are you fine?" she couldn't help but ask worriedly as she held onto him.
"I'm...." his vision became blurry and he fainted, pusing her onto the bed.
"John?" she asked "John!"
[Madam, the sir has fallen unconscious]
"Jarvis, what's wrong with him?" she panicked and asked
[....]
"Jarvis?" She panicked even more "Jarvis, please tell me what's wrong with him"
[...The sir hasn't been sleeping for... 3 days...]
Jarvis began to list out what he did the past few months for her and his current conditions.
"You fool" she whispered as tears ran down her cheeks "You should've told me"
[Ths sir didn't want to worry you despite my continuous warnings on how it may affect his health]
"If you wanted me to become stronger, just say it. You didn't need to suffer everything alone you fool" She brushed away the hair from his face with a hand.
"Jarvis did he... have any addictions?" she asked Jarvis
[No, Madam. The sir has been worried that it wouldn't be what you want so he didn't get anything to suppress the pain]
"Fool"
[Madam?]
"Jarvis, get the kitchen ready. It's time to cook him a proper meal" She wiped her tears and said
[Yes, Madam]
She moved his body and help laid him on the bed. She planted a kiss on his lips before leaving the room quietly.
After her abduction, she had been quietly learning martial arts for self-defense. She is stronger than the regular women and after talking with John many times, she threw her worries away. Now, she realized that it was John who had silently helped her in every turn whenever she is in trouble. The martial art lessons she took was also ordered by John. All her worries were not thrown away, instead, it was transferred to John. She would fight against thugs who had their eyes against her and would break one or two of their bones, but nothing would ever happen after that. It turned out that John had secretly broken into MI6's database and hid her. He altered the case illegally which would be fatal to him if found out. All this time, she had been relaxing while John had been suffering silently for her, it made her feel guilty and angry at herself. This time, she is determined to stay with him.