The Billionaire's True Heiress From Fake Jewel to Real Crown novel Chapter 1671

“We're Claire's bodyguards. Don't misunderstand.”

Rory James remembered Claire telling her not to call her the Clan Successor in front of outsiders, saying it made her sound like some backwoods tycoon.

So, Rory kept her explanation simple.

“You're bodyguards?” Ulysses Grant was stunned.

But thinking it over, it actually made sense.

Only bodyguards would follow Claire all the way back to her apartment.

“Yes, Agent Grant, please don't get the wrong idea. They're my personal security detail, protecting me from the shadows.”

“They originally noticed someone tailing me, which is why...”

With Claire's explanation, Ulysses finally understood.

So both sides had assumed the other was the enemy?

Hearing Claire confirm their identities, Ulysses breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly made a call, telling his backup to stand down.

What a mess. It was all a massive misunderstanding.

“Do your two guards live here with you?”

Then where were the two FIB agents he requested going to stay?

“No,” Claire explained. “They live next door.”

The apartment next door was practically becoming a barracks.

Three female bodyguards and one male bodyguard.

“Why don't they stay with you? It might be a little cramped, but close-quarters protection is much safer.”

“If they're next door, they won't be able to react in time if something happens.”

Ulysses wasn't trying to be critical; he genuinely cared about Claire's safety.

Claire also remembered that the FIB headquarters was planning to assign their own agents to protect her.

So she said, “Once your people arrive, Rory and Jace will move in with me.”

“Your two agents can take the place next door. Does that work?”

“Renting another unit is a waste of money. Just have them sleep in the living room.” Ulysses wasn't trying to be harsh on his colleagues.

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