Nadia’s immediate refusal to work at Upper Room reinforces the notion that she’s wary of religion and the church. This makes sense, considering that she has gotten an abortion, which her religion condemns. Worse, what her father is suggesting is that she work alongside Luke’s mother, which would make it very difficult to forget about Luke and move on with her life. Nonetheless, it’s clear that Robert is determined to force Nadia into taking this position, perhaps because he thinks this is a way of reassuming some parental responsibility. By insisting that Nadia work at Upper Room, he’s able to act as if he’s involved in her life, though it’s worth noting that the idea itself doesn’t come from him at all, but from Mr. Sheppard. As such, Robert is merely pretending to invest himself in Nadia’s life.