What's inside the apartment: The apartment consists of a bedroom, kitchen, living room, and bathroom. 
In the bedroom, there is a sofa with a bag of chips on it and a cabinet housing two remote controls, two wine glasses, two plates, and an apple. 
The kitchen is equipped with a fridge, sofa, dishwasher, eight cabinets, a stove, a microwave, and a table. The fridge contains a bottle of wine, a plate, and a dish bowl. A book and a bag of chips are on the sofa, while the dishwasher is empty. The third cabinet from the left holds a dish bowl. The stove contains two salmons and two cupcakes, and the microwave has a cupcake and a condiment bottle. The first, second, fourth, fifth, sixth, and eighth cabinets from the left are empty, while the first cabinet contains a water glass and the seventh cabinet has an apple. 
The living room features a sofa with two books on it and a desk. 
Lastly, the bathroom has a cabinet, which is currently empty. 
Actions taken by Thomas: Thomas is in the bathroom. He then proceeds to the kitchen, approaches the eighth cabinet, opens it, and subsequently closes it. Following this, he walks towards the stove and is about to open it. 
Question: If Thomas has been trying to get a cupcake, which one of the following statements is more likely to be true? (a) Thomas thinks that the cupcake is inside the stove. (b) Thomas thinks that the cupcake is not inside the stove. Please respond with either a or b.