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.”

she opened the box and saw the necklace Maxim had bought at the auction in

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

brightened. She smiled, closed the box, and put

back from the

flashed with apology. “There was a

up with a gentle smile and said tenderly, “It’s fine. I understand. I ordered some food, and it

“OK.”

the way, I’ve put the invitation on your desk. My

next few days, and I may

calling her, and all I’ve got is a busy tone. Do

Maxim frowned, and his voice was a little cold. “What do you

worried. “You 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

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

it, Kiley didn’t continue.

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plan than she received a call

birthday

voice, “I recently found a job. I may be very busy and may not have

Zane’s furious voice. “What’s more important than your grandpa’s birthday? I don’t care. You must show up there next Saturday. You’d

month ago, Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday party so that others would be intimidated and wouldn’t dare to plot against

it. She figured that she indeed ought to tell them face to face that she and Maxim were going to get a divorce, as she wanted no

try to

without saying anything

already asked Kiley to send Maxim the invitation. Then why did you ask Briana to

Briana, the daughter who had not grown

after she gave birth to Briana and Kiley, a friend of the Schneider family whom the Schneider family trusted

the Schneider family finally decided to leave Briana at the gate

suddenly fell ill at the age of sixteen, and none of the Schneider

success, and Briana donated bone marrow

year would come back to them, which always irritated them, so they had

that Briana was nothing but a bumpkin who smelt like dirt. Whenever Briana stood next to Kiley, the daughter she had doted on for more

always end within a minute. Their relationship became worse

Mallory couldn’t even hide the disgust in

said,