*UNEDITED*
Akito needed nothing more than this, since he felt that he didn't deserve it. After his wife left him, all he did was mope around and made everybody around him feel miserable. He drowned himself in alcohol, and went to dangerous places a lot. Many people don't know about it, but he slept with many women after his wife left him. He got those people to not say a word. He bribed them with money and told them to pretend that he did nothing when he came to the bars. It worked, for the longest time people believed that. It was only recently when doubts emerged.
By the time those rumors came about, Setsura already broke up with him. It was perfect timing...