Fall for You After Divorce by Callie

Chapter 7

Maxim’s eyes flashed with anticipation, and yet disappointment replaced the expression when he saw the caller ID flickering on the screen.

It was Kiley. The second he picked the phone up, he heard her voice with a smile. She said, “Maxim, my grandpa’s birthday is coming up, and my parents put me in charge of delivering invitations. Are you free later? I’m just passing by the Yoder Group, and I’ll drop you off the invitation. We can have lunch together. What do you say?”

Maxim said indifferently, “OK.”

“Alright. See you later.”

After putting down the phone, he wasn’t at ease at all. Instead, he was even more irritated and depressed. He couldn’t read the files in his hand at all.

To his surprise, Briana was so resolute this time and wouldn’t reach out to him whatsoever.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.

Rayan came in with a document and looked solemn. “Mr. Yoder, I just got the news that the land in the east of the city seems to be auctioned in advance!”

Maxim’s expression changed, and he immediately said, “Go tell the project manager and the shareholders that a meeting will be held in five minutes.”

When Kiley arrived, Maxim was still in the meeting. Rayan received her.

“Ms. Schneider, Mr. Yoder has just started a meeting. He asked me to take you to his office and wait for him.”

She smiled gently, “Thank you.”

Rayan led Kiley into Maxim’s office, told her to tell him if she needed anything, and then left.

After the door was closed, Kiley went to Maxim’s desk. She was about to put the gold-plated invitation on the desk when she saw a red box on it and paused for a moment.

It looked like a jewelry box. Considering that her birthday was coming up as well, she wondered whether this was Maxim’s birthday gift for her.

After a moment’s hesitation, Kiley picked up the box.

She thought, “It’s his gift for me anyway. I guess taking a look won’t matter.”

opened the box and saw the necklace Maxim

she asked him who it was for, he didn’t say anything. Now she knew

She smiled, closed the box, and put it

came back from the meeting an

flashed with apology. “There was a

smile and said tenderly, “It’s fine. I understand. I

“OK.”

put the invitation on your desk. My grandpa’s

a business trip the next few days, and I may not be able to come back on

have you heard from my sister recently? I’ve been calling her,

mention of Briana, Maxim frowned, and his voice was a little

know that things between my sister and the family aren’t that good. She was brought back when she was 16 years old, and then she has been feeling that my parents are biased. She had a fallout with them a while ago. It’s Grandpa’s birthday next Saturday, so I want to ask her to come back

of silence, Maxim said coldly, “I’ll tell

Maxim was reluctant to talk about it, Kiley didn’t continue. She changed

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had Briana finished the plan than

your grandpa’s birthday next Saturday.

voice, “I recently found a job. I may be very busy and may

birthday? I don’t care. You must show up there next Saturday. You’d better come with

month ago, Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday

she indeed ought to tell them face to face that she

to make time

without

behavior and frowned. “You already asked Kiley to send Maxim the invitation. Then why did you ask Briana

grown up

Kiley, a friend of the Schneider family whom the

family finally decided to leave Briana at

and none of the Schneider family’s blood type was a match, so

genetically similar to each other. The match was a success, and Briana donated bone marrow to Kiley. In such a

back that year would come back to them, which

been adopted by a rural family in a remote area, she figured that Briana was nothing but a bumpkin who smelt like dirt. Whenever Briana stood next to Kiley,

and their conversation would always end within a minute.

even hide the disgust in her

coldly said,