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.”

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

was for, he didn’t say anything. Now

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

back from the meeting an

saw Kiley, his eyes flashed with apology. “There was

fine. I understand. I ordered some food, and it

“OK.”

the way, I’ve put the invitation on your desk. My grandpa’s birthday is next Saturday. Are

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

By the way, have you heard from my sister recently? I’ve been calling her, and all I’ve got is a busy tone. Do you

Maxim frowned, and his voice was a little cold.

was brought back when she was 16 years old, and then she has been feeling that my

silence, Maxim said

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

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plan than she received a call from

grandpa’s birthday next Saturday. Come

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

she heard 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 better come

Schneider family was different now. A month ago, Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday party so that

about 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

I’ll try to make time

without saying anything

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

who had not grown up with her since childhood, even though Briana looked like

Kiley, a friend of the Schneider family whom the Schneider family trusted

time, the Schneider family finally decided to leave Briana at the gate

fell ill at the age of sixteen, and none of the Schneider family’s blood type

other. The match was a success,

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

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 Briana stood next to Kiley, the daughter she had doted on for more than a decade, she

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

couldn’t even hide the disgust in her eyes

and coldly said,