"I'm just too proud to say it. When you fled to Chicago, Axel came to the office several times to help me find you. In the process, I saw that Axel was a man who was very disrespectful, rude, and a jerk. But I don't have a better candidate than Axel. I was forced to let your wedding plans proceed until you suddenly caused such a stir."
"I'm sorry I embarrassed you, dad. Honestly nothing happened between Jayde and me. We only pretended to sleep together so you could cancel my marriage to Axel."
Abraham looked at his daughter intensely and nodded slowly. He already knew that it was all a lie. He believed his daughter would not do such disgusting things. And he goes along with all the charades his daughter plays to get Axel out of his daughter's life.