He guessed that Flynn Taylor must have tired of his daughter.
At the time, he also resented his daughter for not being useful enough, and for the loss of his cash cow.
Thinking of how Flynn Taylor was generous with money, even if he tired of his daughter, the break-up fee would certainly not be meager. His daughter must have received quite a bounty. He thought that instead of letting his daughter invest all the money into that sick woman at the nursing home, he might as well extort a sum himself—at least he could pocket whatever he could get. So, he went to look for Ave Carlisle again.
Alas, he was a step too late, for his daughter had already gone to Paris, and he couldn't extort anything from her.
It could be said that after his daughter went to Paris, he had fallen on hard times again.
But now, his daughter had returned, not only had she come back, but her life seemed to have improved, even starting her own hospital.
