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

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

mood suddenly brightened. She smiled, closed the box, and

came back from the meeting an hour

his eyes flashed with apology.

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

“OK.”

the invitation on your desk. My grandpa’s

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

my sister recently? I’ve been calling her, and all

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

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 Grandpa’s

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

Kiley didn’t continue. She

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had Briana finished the plan than she received a call from

birthday

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

she finished, she heard Zane’s furious voice. “What’s more important than your grandpa’s birthday? I don’t care. You

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 plot against the

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

I’ll try to make time

hung up without

somewhat displeased with Zane’s behavior and frowned. “You already asked Kiley to

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

whom the Schneider family trusted a lot suddenly came to the door, saying

decided to leave Briana at

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

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

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

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

conversation would always end within

Mallory couldn’t even hide the disgust in her

at her and coldly said, “Don’t forget that Briana is Maxim’s