Chapter 174 Take Some Initiative

Claire did not suspect anything amiss and nodded. “Okay. You can use the washroom. I’ll wait for you here.” Sophia immediately waved. “No need, you don’t need to wait for me. You can head downstairs first. I’ll be down in two minutes.” “…Okay, I’ll wait for you downstairs.” Claire then took her phone and bag before heading downstairs. Sophia was finally relieved once Claire left. She felt fortunate that Claire was someone with a simple and innocent mind. That was why she could easily get Claire to leave. Slam! After the door closed, Sophia returned to the cupboard where she stuffed the coat. She took a pair of scissors, cut off the other two remaining buttons, and hung back the coat in its original place. She then smiled in satisfaction after she kept the buttons in her handbag. ‘Now that I’ve removed the buttons, there should not be any issues, I suppose? Even if Claire looked into the cupboard at a later time, she would not see the buttons and would not be suspicious. ‘Ther