I swear ML was planning on being one of those "mysterious and cool" guys and not revealing anything until the very last moment... then he realized that MC is legit gonna kill him if he doesn't talk and was like "Shit, can't use that card to rizz him up anymore... guess I have to use the "be honest and hope for the best" move."
If nothing else seems to work I guess he can always result to the "grovel and beg" technique lol