Claire instinctively hugged her beloved laptop tighter and shook her head forcefully. "No, I spent three years custom-building this. If you're going to destroy it, I won't allow it!"
Adrian's tone was gentle. "I won't destroy it. Just let me see it."
"Do you even know anything about computers?" Claire asked, still clutching her laptop, not daring to let go just yet.
Adrian said in a low voice, "I'll have them take a look. As long as there's nothing on it that could harm society, we'll return it to you. This is just routine procedure."
"No, absolutely not!"
Her computer didn't have anything that could harm society, but it did contain… certain indescribable things. If anyone else saw them, her entire reputation would be ruined.
"Why not?"
"It's just… it's just… my computer has a lot of my personal secrets on it. I can't let other people see."
"Then let me see it."
"No… you can't see it either."
