Claire looked happy with herself. It was 9 a.m. on a Wednesday morning. She had sown the seeds of doubt and confusion in Desmond's household, so all she had to do now was wait for it to crumble. What made her look especially happy that morning was the news she got from Stephanie, who didn't seem to know anything about her actions the previous day.
Stephanie had called to ask her about the rumors she had heard a few minutes ago. Pretending she didn't know what she was talking about, Claire ended the call and proceeded to the next phase of her plan.
Claire wasn't displeased about the plans she heard from Stephanie, and she didn't follow them as long as she got what she wanted, and in this case, what she wanted was Desmond. The day Stephanie told her about the plan, she went home, thought things through, and modified it to fit her standards and way of doing things.
