I'm smiling on behalf of Jay 😃
His joy knew no bounds. Why go to the channel when you can get it directly from the source? His step mum didn't just want him to go to the conference, that was the reason she was speaking(lying) on behalf of Jay's dad.
In another thought, what does she stand to gain if he didn't attend the conference? Not that it was an evening party 🤧
Absolutely nothing, it's just some small wicked mindset.