Unexpected Blessing After Divorce

Chapter 328 A Can Of Coke

On the weekend, Yuliana promised Rowan she would take him to the arcade.

Despite her busy work schedule, she managed to carve out time to spend the weekend with Rowan.

In the morning. Yuliana took Rowan to see a newly released cartoon show. Later, after lunch, the two took at casual

stroll as they headed to the arcade.

Rowan loved all kinds of gaming machines in the arcade, from simple fishing games to adrenaline-pumping car

racing and shooter games. While he could not possibly play every game in the arcade, he found himself standing

beside players and getting engrossed in their gameplay. Watching others playing was far more exciting to him than

playing the games himself, as he could observe and learn gaming strategies from the other players.

Every time Yuliana brought Rowan to the arcade, Rowan would spend hours engrossed in the enticing world of

arcade gaming.

Today was no different. Despite many efforts to convince Rowan to go home, he stubbornly refused to leave. In the

end, Yuliana had no choice but to resort to physically dragging and carrying Rowan away from the grasp of the

arcade.

After getting in the car, Rowan sat in the safety chair in the backseat, whining and throwing a fit about leaving the

arcade.

Yuliana remained focused on driving, paying no heed to his pleas and cries.

After a while, Rowan could not sit still.

“Mommy…”

Yuliana ignored Rowan.

“Mommy…” Rowan lamented.

Yuliana gave no responses.

Rowan was a little nervous when he continued to receive no responses. When he realized his tantrums did not work

on his mom, Rowan felt a little uneasy. He quickly regained his composure and mustered up the courage to

apologize to his mother. “Mommy, I’m sorry. Please, answer me, won’t you?”

Yuliana knew her son like the back of her hand. Rowan would quickly admit his mistakes, but he would soon repeat

those mistakes.

She slowly pulled over the car to the side of the road, turned to Rowan, and said, “Tell me. What have you done

wrong?”

Her voice held not a hint of anger, and her expression remained calm and collected.

Rowan blinked, his eyes turning red as he fought back tears. His lips curled downward as if he was about to cry.

Tears welled up in his eyes, threatening to spill over at any moment. As expected, tears fell at the very next second.

Rowan stretched out his little arms to Yuliana. “I’m sorry, Mommy. I was wrong. Can I have a hug?” he said, his

voice sorrowful yet adorable.

Yuliana’s heart melted at Rowan’s remorseful and endearing apology.

She held back the urge to hold Rowan and handed him a tissue. “I’m driving now. I’ll give you a hug when we get

home, okay? Now, take this and wipe off your tears.” Yuliana said.

“Okay!” Rowan said excitedly.

Rowan took the tissue, nodded heavily, and folded the piece of tissue into a square. Then, he slowly wiped the tears

from his face.

On the way home, Yuliana took Rowan to a large supermarket.

She liked going to the supermarket. It was a place that could bring her relaxation.

Rowan also enjoyed going on these trips to the supermarket. There were trolleys for children in there, and Rowan

eagerly sat in a child-sized cart and had Yuliana push it back and forth along the aisles of the

supermarket.

“Mommy, I want that!” he exclaimed.

Rowan got out of the cart and quickly picked up a large bag of potato chips and handed it to Yuliana.

Yuliana was not entirely against Rowan having snacks. Rather, Yuliana had been cautious to let him indulge in too

many unhealthy treats. Though it was normal for kids to crave snacks, she thought there was no harm for Rowan to

consume in moderation, so long as she could control the number of snacks. Yuliana picked up a smaller bag of

chips, offering it to Rowan. “You can have this,” she said.

Rowan compared the sizes of the two bags of snacks. The bag of chips in Yuliana’s hand seemed much smaller.

He raised his head, shook his little body, and said in a sweet voice, “Mommy, I want this.”

“No. If you don’t want this bag of snacks that I chose for you, we will go home empty-handed,” Yuliana said. firmly.

Despite her tendency to spoil Rowan with everything he wanted, and even the others would say she had spoiled

Rowan too much, Yuliana firmly drew the line when it came to his health.

Rowan also knew Yuliana’s temperament. He hesitated for a moment before putting back the bag of chips that was

held in his hands and later tossed the smaller bag of chips into the shopping cart.

Yuliana picked up several snacks for Rowan before making her way to the women’s hygiene aisle to grab a few

sanitary items. Just then, she turned around, and Rowan was nowhere in sight.

Nonetheless, Yuliana did not panic.

This was not the first time Rowan had disappeared while they were shopping at the supermarket.

Yuliana was frantically worried when it happened for the first time. After a few similar occurrences, and knowing

Rowan, she was a little less anxious.

After finding no one in the nearby aisles, Yuliana pushed the shopping cart to the snacks and sweets section.

Unsurprisingly, Rowan was found standing in front of the soda shelf, his head raised as he gazed intently at the cans

of Coke.

A man stood beside Rowan, holding a can of Coke in his hand, seemingly asking Rowan about something. Yuliana

froze at the sight of that.

Rowan followed Yuliana from behind and suddenly saw the cans of Coke on the shelves not far away. He walked

toward the shelves.

He was too short to reach the top shelf even if he stood on tiptoe.

Just as Rowan looked around to ask for help, someone behind him asked, “Do you need help?”

Rowan turned around and saw a tall man standing behind him.

Rowan nodded and asked in a sweet voice, “Mister, can you help me to take a can of Coke?”

The man picked up red can. “This one?”

Rowan shook his head. “I want the blue can.”

The man took the blue canned Coke and asked, “This?”

Rowan snatched it from the man while standing on tiptoe and tightly held the can of soda in his arms, afraid it

would get taken away from him. He thanked the man and left to find his mother. However, when Rowan turned

around, he saw Yuliana standing not far behind him.

“Mommy!” Rowan shouted when he saw his mother and ran toward her in a few steps. Abruptly, he stopped in his

tracks and hid the can of Coke behind him, just so Yuliana would not find out. He looked at his mother timidly.

Yuliana withdrew her gaze from the man and looked at Rowan, who was almost a miniature version of the man. She

walked to Rowan and stretched out her hand. “Give it to me,” she said.

Rowan shook his head, refusing to hand over the can of Coke.

Impatient, Yuliana yelled, “Rowan!”

Rarely did she address her son by his full name, reserving it only for serious and exasperating moments. Whenever

Rowan heard his full name, he could not help but feel a hint of fear. He would not even dare to use

his tricks to charm her with his adorableness.

Rowan held back his tears and handed Yuliana the Coke hidden behind him.

Yuliana took it and put it back on the shelf. Then, she held Rowan with one hand, pushed the shopping cart with the

other, and walked toward the cashier.

Yuliana did not take another look at the man again.

Christopher watched as the two walked away. It wasn’t until they were out of sight did he turn to look at the can of

Coke that was put back into place. He reached out and took the can of Coke off the shelf once again.

After checking out at the cashier, Yuliana held Rowan’s hand with one hand while he was still sulking, and with her

other hand, she carried the shopping bag as they made their way to the parking lot using the

elevator.

When there was no one else in the parking lot, Rowan grabbed Yuliana by the hand and pouted as he said, “You’re a

bad Mommy. I don’t like you anymore!”

With that, he snorted as he deliberately distanced himself from Yuliana.

Yuliana was at a loss for what to do in response to her son’s behavior and even felt a twinge of sadness upon

hearing such hurtful words from Rowan, even when it was just a tantrum.

Since Rowan had learned to speak, not once had he uttered the words, “Mommy is a bad mother. I don’t like

Mommy.” Even when Yuliana had been firm with him, Rowan would only resort to charming the former with his

endearing demeanor and tears to refute.

Yuliana quickly regained her composure and reflected on her actions. It was not true to say that she had completely

prohibited Rowan from drinking Coke at all. If he really wanted to drink some, she would let him have a small sip.

Yuliana found herself in an unusual mood earlier in the supermarket. She had neglected to show Rowan any respect

in the presence of strangers. Looking back, she was regretful for being self-centered and inadvertently took no

consideration of Rowan’s feelings.

When they arrived at the underground parking lot, there was no one around. Rowan had to have been holding it in

before erupting into a tantrum.