He genuinely likes her, and she has no ill will toward him. She didn't need to curry favor with him to get something from his father because his father already revered the ground she walked on.

What she desired from her was genuine friendship, and for such a person, he didn't mind calling her mom, even though she was eleven years him senior. His father had really taken a young woman, and he praised him for it.

"I'm glad to be back by your side as well. We can all live together ...