CHAPTER 209

Tommy and Jake exchanged puzzled glances, their eyebrows furrowing in confusion.

Caleb's casual demeanor left them bewildered. Wasn't he concerned about how he was going to foot the bill? It wasn't just Jackie who seemed to have lost her mind; their buddy appeared to have lost his as well.

Jackie's initial shock at Caleb's calm demeanor quickly turned to frustration, and then to a simmering anger.

Her plan to rattle him by ordering an excessive amount of food was backfiring spectacularly. She had expected him to be visibly flustered, to squirm under the pressure of footing the bill for such an extravagant meal. Instead, he seemed completely unfazed, as if her antics were of no consequence to him.

As she watched him casually peruse the menu, Jackie's mind raced with disbelief.

How could he be so composed in the face of her deliberate attempt to provoke him? She had hoped to see him sweat, to witness a flicker of panic in his eyes, but there was none of that. Instead, he appeare