It would take a little while, but eventually she would have the face of the father she'd grown to know. What little of it she'd learned of. He kept his hand out giving it to her to take.
"It's a lot to take in, I know. I don't understand this most days. My worst have been in front of you and Natalie. I never meant for that to happen." It was evident from his reaction that he knew how he'd messed things up with Natalie. He hadn't meant for that to turn as sour as he did, but as Manfred he'd been quicker to just move past it instead of working with her like he always did.