Laura Jones paused for two seconds when William Wilson mentioned Selim, but she didn't hide anything from William and nodded:
"Well, we had a little misunderstanding, so I sent her back to her own place."
She's not the type to badmouth people behind their backs, so since she'd sent Selim away, she didn't want to bring up her matters anymore.
Therefore, she only told William that they had a small misunderstanding, but she didn't intend to elaborate on the specifics with him.
William knew her thoughts and didn't insist on knowing the details.
But that didn't mean he was happy to see someone maliciously slandering his little girl in front of him, so he unhesitatingly "betrayed" Selim and said:
"She said you kicked her out and she's penniless, forced to sleep on the streets tonight."
He watched as Laura's expression changed dramatically, her pretty little face clearly showing anger.
"Did she really say that?"
William nodded without hesitation, a joking smile playing on his lips—
