It's not very logically. He heard that his daugther was lonely and come back earlier. What about past life? He should receive such reports then as well, but he didn't pay attention to his daugther and she get desparate to receive love. Don't really like such twists..
Is there a page missed in the chapter 3? It starts about some rumors, but there is no word about it nor at the start of chapter 3, nor at the end of 2.