Ugh. She had a nauseating supercilious look on her face.
Yes, mothers love their sons. They also teach them.
What mother is proud to have a son who describes himself as "ruthless"? What mother is proud to have a son who has sex on national television? What mother is proud too see a son overbearingly control a woman?
If I'd been her, I wouldn't have been grinning and fantasising about the magazine deals I'd be getting for myself. I'd be thinking about how I'd failed as a mother and how I needed to have a stern word with my child before it was too late.