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>The part about not advancing the Desmond plan until he's finished seems to have been dropped within a single chapter, though.
That's just it, Loid was already looking into Melinda at the start and directing Fiona to research the associates of the Desmond family in order to better prepare for his next meeting with Donovan. He's not actively looking into Yor, he's being more attentive to her as a person beyond making sure she's not considering leaving the family. Ideally, this leads to him growing closer to her, but Axeman makes some really strange decisions with what he shows of Loid's character so it's not a given.