[Her admission is more serious than he expected - not quite enough to make him regret messing with her the way he's been, but it does give him pause.]

Well, bad people are the ones who survive in this world. [He mutters it with less conviction than he used to, almost begrudgingly. Then he sighs.]

Sorry to hear that, kid, she sounds like a piece of work. But giving the shit she's told you some good ol' skepticism's probably a good idea.