I never had the intention to scramble for the bouquet in the first place, but Sofia's bouquet just had to fly in my direction.
I withdrew my hand, while Ariel on the other side reached out for it. Fine, let her have it.
Before I could react, the bouquet landed right in my arms, and Ariel fell to the ground with a loud thud.
"Ouch!" Ariel cried out in pain, clutching her right shoulder. That looked like it hurt.
Karen, who was standing behind us, immediately rushed over to check on Ariel. "Are you alright? How did you fall?"
The guests were shocked by this sudden turn of events, craning their necks to see what was happening
I stood there, with bouquet in hand, having a bad feeling about the situation.
As expected, Ariel shot me a pitiful look, then shook her head, "I'm fine. I shouldn't have gone up to fight Eliana for the bouquet…"