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A few minutes later, Caroline arrived outside the offices of Allure Design in Uppingham. She texted Tom to say she was there, and he met her at the front door. She figured it was preferable to listening to Monique reciting passages from Virgil as she signed her in.
A few moments later, they sat down in Martin Forbes’s office.
‘Okay,’ Tom said, releasing a deep breath as he sat. ‘I know your guys have got backups and mirrors and all sorts of things, but I was sorting out Martin’s laptop earlier. I was hoping I could recondition it and re-use it in the company somewhere, or maybe give it to Sandra if she needs it. And I… Look, I hope I haven’t broken any laws here, but you know how it is. I was there, I had access to look, and… Well…’
‘You went snooping.’
‘No. Not like that. Nothing
