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

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

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

back from the meeting an

flashed

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

“OK.”

the invitation on your desk. My grandpa’s

business trip the next few days, and I may

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

voice was a

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 so that she can ease the relationship

Maxim

Kiley didn’t continue. She changed the topic and

***

had Briana finished the plan

birthday next

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

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

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 Schneider

ought to tell them face to face that she and Maxim were going

try to make time for

hung up without saying anything

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

hard to adore Briana, the daughter who had not grown up with her since childhood,

whom the Schneider family

family finally decided to

and none of the Schneider

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

they saw Briana, their friend’s words back that year would come back to them, which always irritated them, so they had always

among all. When she learned that Briana had been adopted by a rural family in a remote area, she figured that Briana was nothing but a bumpkin who smelt like dirt. Whenever

always went against her, and their conversation would always end within a

now, 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 Briana is