Vivienne took a slow sip from her glass before answering.
"Hate is a simple word to throw around," she said, lowering it back to the table with controlled care. "But yes, I hate that family. Not just him. All of them." Her fingers stayed around the stem a moment longer. "There are things about the Duplains you don't know. Things you probably never will. That part doesn't matter right now." She exhaled through her nose and glanced at him again. "Thank you for telling me the truth. I couldn't pull information from what happened inside that Breach. And I should have been there. If I had entered, I might have stopped some of it."
Neo's mouth hardened.
"You say that like one person could stop everything. You're not all-powerful."
Vivienne turned the full weight of her attention toward him, and the citylight behind her caught along the silver pendant at her throat.
