The entire airport fell silent. Everyone looked at Chloe, who was next to Nathan, with astonishment. Their eyes fell on Chloe's head, at the fluffy ears that suddenly stood up with the sound.
Silent.
Dead silent.
Everyone was clueless about the situation. It was an unexpected novelty, a novelty so unfamiliar that Chloe wasn't sure how this new addition would sit with her in the current situation.
Chloe was completely in the dark about what was happening. Before leaving the house, Damon had wrapped the scarf around her neck and placed the hat on her head with his own hands. She had merely stood there, allowing him to dress her, not having any idea what the hat or scarf looked like.
That was right, her trust in Damon had reached such an extent that she seemed almost blind. And even now, she was clueless about what was going on.d2
She just knew something was off, including everyone's reactions around her.
She furrowed her brows, casting a quick glance at Damon who stood beside her, but Damon's expression at that moment was also notably surprised.
What was happening here?
The silence that followed felt like it lasted an eternity.
However, the instigator of this whole situation, Nathan, seemed oblivious to it all. Seeing the ears spring up just as he expected, he couldn't contain his excitement.
"Hahaha, I didn’t expect you to actually like this, Chloe!" he laughed, stretching out his other hand to grab the other charm on Chloe's hat.
Then, he tugged at the charms on Chloe's hat from the left and right.
"Squeak—"
"Squeak—"
"Squeak Squeak Squeak—"
A series of "squeaks" echoed through the large airport. Chloe's bunny ears on her hat started bobbing in rhythm with the sounds.
Even if Chloe was unaware of what her hat was capable of, after watching Nathan's antics, she had a pretty good idea. She grimaced, swatted Nathan's hand away, and then grabbed one of the charms, giving it a firm squeeze.
"Squeak—"
A peculiar sensation came from the top of her head. Chloe's mouth dropped open in surprise.
"Hahaha."
Nathan laughed even harder. "Chloe, don’t tell me you didn’t know your hat could do that?"
Chloe looked at Damon, whose eyes were fixated on her bobbing bunny ears. She could detect a hint of novelty in his dark gaze. She then glanced sideways at the several tall, dignified men behind her. Clearly, they also wore expressions of astonishment and amazement on their faces.
She turned back to Nathan, "How did you know."
Nathan replied, "What's so surprising about this? This hat is all the rage right now, even little Anya has one."
Anya. A child barely a few years old owned one...
Chloe looked at Damon, her eyes full of accusation. However, Damon's face remained impassive, a hint of interest now apparent in his gaze.
This little episode had everyone around them chuckling. The tense atmosphere that had been created by the men was now replaced with a lighter one.
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