The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1669

"Yes, but he only managed to gasp out a few words when he saw me before he passed out."

"I have my suspicions, but I can't be entirely sure if Silas is the person he was trying to reach."

Claire didn't know Agent Grant at all. She assumed anyone from Special Security was trustworthy, but in this situation, she couldn't afford to be wrong.

"He gave you the intel, didn't he?" Hillary had told him earlier to ensure Claire's safety.

Not just because she was a protected civilian, but because Honeysuckle had passed the package to her.

He hadn't expected the young girl to be so cautious. If he didn't ask directly, she clearly wasn't going to volunteer the information.

"He did shove something into my hand, but his explicit instructions were to give it to Commander Silas."

Claire was still slightly guarded.

While Agent Grant seemed like one of the good guys, what if he wasn't?

"The intel he nearly died to retrieve is absolutely critical to us. We have zero visibility on the enemy's movements in that sector without it."

"Silas is currently deployed and won't be back anytime soon."

"How about this? I'll call him on a secure line right now, in front of you."

"If he authorizes me to take custody of the package, you hand it over. Deal?"

Agent Grant offered a reasonable compromise.

"Okay," Claire agreed, though she was still a bit skeptical. "Can you even reach him right now?"

What if he claimed he couldn't get through and used it as an excuse to confiscate the drive by force?

"We'll try the encrypted internal network."

He couldn't be reached through normal cellular networks, but Agent Grant smiled confidently.

Living up to the reputation of their encrypted network, the call actually connected.

Silas sounded like he was in the middle of a warzone.

"Grant, what is it?"

Agent Grant quickly briefed him on the situation in Cabinda, then handed the phone to Claire.

"Claire, you can trust Grant with the package. But since you've handled it, they know you have it. You need to stay extremely vigilant!"

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