Facio ut Facias: I do for you, as you do for me
Even though you and Veritas hadn't in talked years, he has never and will never forgive himself for what he did to you. He'd be a liar if he said he didn't envy, hate, and love you all at once.
You on the other hand, have left that life behind. The title of being a renowned "Member of the Genius Society," is one you no longer acknowledge. You have someone else now- Sunday. But when Veritas enters your life again, you realize that perhaps you do miss what you used to be.
*Everything stays mostly canon to the events of Penacony plot