Hansel couldn't stop smiling. Maleficent didn't think he was an idiot even when it was obvious he was one. She had to be giving him a better chance than he'd thought. There was no way she'd be the type to lead him on with a line like that.
It wasn't her style.
He couldn't say he knew what was wrong with her mother. All he knew was family came first.
"I don't know what's going on with your folks, don't need to know really, you can go do whatever you need to do for your family without worrying about the store. Family always comes first for me. Gretel might be all I have, but I do know what it's like to put my people first."