@Hoboknife he asked for her opinion about the list of candidates though? And she knew what she was getting herself into so she answered him, he went to see that guy as a father and he saw that he wasn't up to standards with what his daughter wanted and that she deserved a better partner, he just doesn't know how to show his emotions but we can see that he tries and she's the one jumping to conclusions, when he gave her a knife it was so obviously for self protection that honestly I'm still shocked as to why she decided to kill herself, it's true he might not be the best at expressing emotions but he's never done anything that would harm his daughter, she has shelter, a great life, he let her marry who she wanted, he probably even rebelled against the emperor when he took his daughter to jail, and the only thing he did was be a bit severe, they both lack communication skills, he's not the best parent it's true, but he's not awful and she's not the best daughter either, you also said that he talks to her now that she doesn't want any relation with him but that's false because she used to ignore him and now after her reincarnation she's the one who goes and talks to him so he responds to her and is happy with their interactions, he doesn't know how to act, he had no one to guide him and his wife is dead, he had to raise his daughter alone with no family to help him out, he made some mistakes but what happened to the daughter is mostly her fault, she was obsessed with a guy, she stalked him and beat up every girl who approached him, all in all I'd say she's the awful one, she wouldn't even go home until late at night because she was too busy stalking her fiancee, of course her father wouldn't have time to be with her, and he's trying his best, doing his work as a Duke, as a Knight and he also has the Emperor who keeps on searching for his weakness to take advantage of, he has so many struggles yet was able to give a carefree life to his daughter where she doesn't have to worry about anything, actually I thought he was pretty bad just a few chapters ago but now I see that there's nothing he's actually done wrong except lacking emotion maybe and that's not his fault, so yeah, basically I'd say they both have their own good and bad ways but after this chapter I feel for the father while also understanding the point of view of the daughter, though it has no solid ground i still get it...I just read a spoiler though and she seems even more annoying so I hope this will change soon T^T
Stop with those misunderstandings and have an actual discussion dang it!!!