Reborn, Reawakened, Rekindled novel Chapter 259

I never had the intention to scramble for the bouquet in the first place, but Barbara's bouquet just had to fly in my direction.

I withdrew my hand, while Bonnie 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 Bonnie fell to the ground with a loud thud.

"Ouch!" Bonnie cried out in pain, clutching her right shoulder. That looked like it hurt.

Kate, who was standing behind us, immediately rushed over to check on Bonnie. "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, Bonnie shot me a pitiful look, then shook her head, "I'm fine. I shouldn't have gone up to fight Irene for the bouquet..."

When the bouquet was tossed, a dozen women scrambled for it, so physical contact was inevitable. People at the back couldn't clearly see the actions of those in front. If Bonnie claimed that I pushed her, I could easily be misunderstood.

"Falling is a risk when scrambling for the bouquet. It's just a minor injury; what's the big deal?" Stella bluntly stated.

"But Bonnie caught the bouquet! Irene snatched it from her hands and pushed her down. Isn't that too much?" Kate helped Bonnie up, shooting me an angry glare.

I stood there, watching them spew nonsense. Some of the guests would surely believe Bonnie. After all, aside from Stella and the others, there were many unfamiliar faces.

Sure enough, whispers began to circulate.

"She's Neil's ex-wife, and Bonnie is Neil's ex-girlfriend. She must have done it on purpose, right?"

"Neil's here too; did he see?"

"It did seem like Bonnie caught the bouquet, then was robbed by Irene."

Those who knew about my past with Bonnie immediately assumed that I was intentionally getting back at her.

I really didn't want anything to do with Bonnie anymore. Plus, I had no interest in getting married, so what was the point of fighting over the bouquet?

To avoid disrupting the wedding ceremony, Bonnie and I were led away to the lounge by the staff.

Just as we reached the lounge, the door was pushed open, and Neil walked in.

I hadn't seen him in about half a month. Upon entering, he first glanced at me, his eyes unreadable.

"Neil, I..." Bonnie burst into tears as soon as she saw him.

"Where are you hurt?" Neil walked over; his tone was surprisingly gentle.

Bonnie touched her shoulder; her teary eyes made her look quite pitiful, "My shoulder hurts. It's so embarrassing to fall in front of so many people."

Neil bent down to inspect Bonnie's shoulder. It was probably just a minor scrape, but girls tend to be a bit delicate. Neil seemed willing to accept her again.

I just don't get it. What happened during this period that made Neil change his attitude towards Bonnie so drastically?

Bonnie's chest was heaving; she was clearly agitated. She clutched her chest, starting to gasp for breath.

Kate quickly took out some medication she carried with her and fed it to Bonnie, then angrily questioned Neil, "Don't you know she has a weak heart? Are you trying to kill her?"

"Didn't you bring medicine?" Russel nonchalantly said, "As long as she takes it, she'll stabilize. If she still feels uncomfortable after taking the medicine, please send her to the hospital."

He used to be a doctor, so he left Kate and Bonnie feeling extremely embarrassed.

Bonnie's voice trembled, "Neil, do you still favor her in your heart? Then why did you agree to see me and have meals together recently?"

"We now have a business partnership. You should ask Gloria about that." Neil's voice was cold, lacking the gentleness he had shown earlier.

I stared at him, unsure of what he was thinking. Why did he always do contradictory things?

"Better apologize quickly. I have other things to attend to." I finally spoke to Bonnie.

"I'm the one who got hurt here; why the hell should I be apologizing? Am I supposed to just soak up all this unfairness?" Bonnie couldn't stomach the reality as tears began streaming down her face. Her face turned red from the flurry of emotions.

"Just because you're hurt doesn't mean you're in the right. Bonnie, do you even have a sense of right and wrong anymore?" I was genuinely curious; was this the way she was raised?

Maybe Bonnie, based on Neil's recent behavior towards her, thought they were back together. She figured Neil would back her up no matter what, which was why she deliberately screwed me over tonight.

But she got it all wrong. If Neil really loved her, all the past beef between her and me wouldn't have happened in the first place.