Chapter 421: A Proposal
The emcee’s voice boomed through the venue, announcing the highly anticipated moments of the evening. "Ladies and gentlemen, it’s time for the bouquet tossing and cake cutting ceremony! Let’s have Nora and Demetri make their way here. And all the single ladies, better assemble on the dance floor.
Evana, Olivia and Isabella stood on the dance floor with a smile on their faces as they exchanged amused glances. Ian stood on the sidelines, a mischievous gleam in his eyes as he exchanged a subtle nod with Nora. Isabella, unaware of the orchestrated plan, stood next to Eva and Olivia, excitement bubbling within her.
With all the talk of the wedding and marriage, she suddenly wished that she really would be the one to catch the bouquet. The emcee took center stage, holding the bouquet high for everyone to see. "Alright, ladies, get ready! On the count of three, Nora will toss the bouquet, and who knows, maybe one of you will be the next to say ’I do’!"
As everyone in the crowd cheered, Isabella’s eyes caught her parent’s gaze in the crowd and she sighed. It was Ian who had made this possible. He had been the one who had forcefully shown her father Emerald’s tricks, making sure that he was sent to a rehabilitation centre for his gambling and a councillor for his irrational hate towards her and their father.
Even though things were strained between her father and her for now, she felt, for the first time that she might be able to have her father walk down the aisle someday... It was something that she had given up on over the years.
She felt Evana nudge her elbow and realized that she was distracted while Nora was standing there for them with a sly smile on her lips before she finally turned back.
"One, two, three!" The emcee counted down, and Nora tossed the bouquet high into the air.
As the bouquet soared through the air, Isabella couldn’t help but feel a flutter of anticipation. Her heart raced, and she subconsciously took a step forward, caught up in the excitement of the moment. Beside her, Evana and Olivia exchanged glances, sharing a knowing smile. Poor Nora had been practicing tossing that bouquet for weeks on end so that it would land exactly where they’d placed Isabella.
However, the bouquet seemed to have a mind of its own, for it seemed to be coming Olivia’s way... Alarmed, Olivia stepped back while Evana could only grin at the spectacle as everything happened in the span of a minute.