I guess I'm a little confused by the question. Chapter seven is the bulk of Tom's hatred for Gatsby. This is where he learns of Gatsby and Daisy's prior relationship and has to verbally spar with Gatsby to show who loves Daisy more. I'm not sure that any real "hatred" existed for Gatsby until this chapter; he was suspicious of the past, but I'm sure he hated Gatsby yet. Certainly things went downhill for everybody after the hotel fight though.
Maybe you're viewing the ending of chapter seven as a separate incident from the rest. In which case, the belief that Gatsby killed Myrtle would lead to his increased anger..
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