Ever since he had met Stella, he had been acting more impulsively than usual.

He had been careless. How could he let one woman change his entire approach?

He'd been indecisive lately.

His original plan was to use Stella to flush out those that were behind her, but he'd hesitated to act.

Now he had gotten himself into a scandal.

He sighed in relief, it was better that he realized the problem before it was too late.

A knock sounded at the door.

"Mr. ...