that is expected. he sprung that on the child. he spent very little time with her. dude, if you want your kid to live with you in any way you have to build the relationship. right now, you are the fun uncle like person despite being called daddy. you haven't leveled up to being considered a real family member in her eyes.
this chapter is nice as it does allow them to express their concerns and history. i think the next chapter is gonna be troublesome as they will have to find the kid.
them learning their relationship needs a bit of work. they are cute together and it is great that they progressed to allow the one guy to show his face