She doesn't use "my mom," she just says "mom," trying to subtly make Joshua Hughes acknowledge that her mother is also his.
Joshua Hughes gave a cold laugh. Whatever little tricks this woman had were transparent to him. However, his confrontation with that woman named Avery Jane earlier had put him in a good mood, so he chose not to dwell on it: "I don't like women who beat around the bush."
Evelyn's face turned red, a trace of embarrassment crossing it: "I wanted to say that mom has been with the Yates Family for over twenty years, and she gave birth to me and my brother. Now that I'm living in the Hughes Family and brother is helping my father with work, I was thinking... I was thinking if mom could become the official wife. It's her lifelong wish, and now that the aunt has lost her son, she must be feeling down. I'm afraid mom will be bullied by her."
Her fingers lightly grazed his chest. His chest was firm and alluring, clearly the result of regular exercise.
