I spent many years waiting for my narc mum to grow up and change. It’s never going to happen. She is as manipulative and vindictive in her 60s and she was in her teens and always will be. They don’t change because they think everyone else is the problem.I've said this before I know, but these snapshots from years ago just show that she won't ever change or improve herself. She's always been this way and she always will be.
Although part of Jack will be worrying that the grifting has been exposed and that she might have to get a job if she can’t get money for nothing any more, mostly she will be loving this attention. Negative attention is better than positive as she can revel in being a victim.