Viveka couldn't keep the secret from Adi- she just had to trust that Max, if she found out, would forgive her. "She... works for some people who help in circumstances such as this."
Not exactly the entire thing, but...
"So they were able to help my mother get out of the country. My father and brothers were not with her, but she was reasonably sure they may have made it as well. Oh Adi, such a relief but... also very frightening, to know Max knows our secret."