Mina did not want to frighten Hannah, who was just as pregnant as she was, but if she wanted to survive, she needed to take advantage of whatever was available to her, and the woman's guilt and reluctance to harm her and her baby were weapons that she could not ignore. Because Mina was genuinely lying about the fact that Ren would get rid of his wife if she asked him to, she had no proof that her words were true, but she was fairly confident that he would at least answer affirmatively. She knew Ren, and although she was young when they were 'friends,' she could recall a story he told to make Sadie jealous. The man claimed to have three girlfriends, all ignorant of the others, living in luxury apartments that he paid for, and she had no doubt he would keep her and Hannah apart by giving them separate accommodations, just like he used to do in the past.