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.”

and saw the necklace Maxim had bought at

him who it was for, he didn’t

smiled, closed the box, and put

from the meeting an

eyes flashed with apology.

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

“OK.”

on your desk. My grandpa’s birthday

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

recently? I’ve been calling her, and

and his voice was a little cold. “What do you want

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

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

was reluctant to talk about it, Kiley didn’t continue. She changed the topic and talked about something

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had Briana finished the plan

your grandpa’s birthday

pursed her lips and said in a cold voice, “I recently found a job. I may be very

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

Schneider family was different now. A 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

that she indeed ought to tell them face to face that she and Maxim

try to

up without saying

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

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

friend of the Schneider family whom the Schneider family trusted a lot suddenly came to the door, saying that keeping Briana around would ruin

finally decided to leave Briana

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

match was a success, and Briana donated bone marrow to Kiley. In

that year would come back to

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

their conversation would always end within a minute. Their relationship became

the disgust in her eyes whenever she heard

said, “Don’t forget