Richard's attention was abruptly snatched away as his gaze flickered to Coco who was struggling to hold back tears.
He was about to yell at her for holding onto his hair like he was some kind of rope, but his reaction came to a sudden halt as he fully took in the sight of her tearful expression, his focus shifting from the situation at hand to the sadness evident in her eyes.
Richard's body went still, his own thoughts and actions momentarily forgotten upon seeing Coco's state.
"Coco?" He murmured, his tone sounding like a scoff with his gaze fixated on her.
Coco didn't answer him and kept staring at Cleora who stared at the two of them with a puzzled look on her face which was accompanied with an obviously strained smile.
"Cocooooo!"
Richard and Coco snapped out of their own thoughts when they heard the sound of a distant voice calling out her name.
"Coco! Cooooocooo!"
The voice echoed through the air, the familiar sound instantly capturing their attention.
