Despite his less than lenient attitude, Daphne did love her father, and even if she had the feeling he was involved in certain things, that he was willing to do certain things, she would never admit them to someone who could put her father at risk through the authorities. George would probably go to the police if he found out about her father's dabbling in the dark arts, and even Daphne didn't know just how far that dabbling reached, though she had her hunches.
Daphne let her eyes flutter shut as he pressed the issue, then slowly let them reopen after a moment. "He wouldn't allow me to see you, obviously. He has Astoria under watch now, so that would obviously... be the case. And if I disobeyed, he'd probably... have a... conversation with you." Oh yes, a nice talk over a cup of tea. Not quite.