nah I think he knew he was gonna act that way (Ketting on dad's reaction) so that's why he overcompensated and sort of "overreacted" to Neil's performance. Which the Dichotomy and the forged internal conflict could've triggered (no pun intended) Neil's demise. No one is innocent here imo. Honestly. It's not the limits it's more like actually he didn't want to disappoint his second father, Ketting.

If he did know, I think he should've'nt pushed Neil so hard imo towards the path of Carpe Diem but let him find it in his own time.