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.”

the necklace Maxim had bought at the auction

it was for, he didn’t say anything. Now

She smiled, closed the box, and put

the meeting an hour

he saw Kiley, his eyes flashed

tenderly, “It’s fine. I understand.

“OK.”

invitation on your desk. My grandpa’s birthday is next Saturday.

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

I’ve been calling her, and all I’ve got is a busy

his voice was a little cold.

pursed her lips and looked 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

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

it, Kiley didn’t continue. She changed the topic and talked about

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sooner had Briana finished the plan than she received

grandpa’s birthday next Saturday. Come

her lips and said in a cold voice, “I recently found a job.

furious voice. “What’s more important than your grandpa’s birthday? I don’t care. You must show

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

ought to tell them face to face that she and

try to

up without saying

with Zane’s behavior and frowned. “You already asked Kiley to send Maxim the invitation. Then why did you ask Briana to bring it

the daughter who had not grown up with her since childhood, even though Briana

the Schneider family trusted a

family finally decided to leave Briana at the

of the Schneider family’s blood type was a match, so they had to get

Kiley were twins, so they were genetically similar to each other. The match was a success, and Briana donated bone

they saw Briana, their friend’s words back that year would come back

in a remote area, she figured 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 than a decade,

her, and their conversation would always end within a minute. Their relationship became worse

Mallory couldn’t even hide the disgust in her eyes whenever she heard Briana’s

glanced at her and coldly said, “Don’t forget that