The way the girls looked at Caleb Mercer changed instantly.
Catching their shifting gazes, Caleb hurriedly tried to explain himself. "Hey, what is with those looks? I was genuinely thinking about your safety and definitely did not have any weird ideas about tearing your clothes. You have to believe me."
The girls remained silent while staring at him with looks of absolute disdain.
His mouth twitched in response. His carefully crafted image was completely ruined. He cursed his big mouth for blurting out his inner thoughts like that.
He let out an awkward cough and quickly changed the subject. "Right, look here. This is the black iron chest rewarded to us yesterday. Ms. Hale, why don't you open it and see if we get anything good?"
The girls turned their attention to the chest with pique
