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.”

necklace Maxim had bought at the

it was for, he didn’t say anything. Now she knew he wanted to surprise

closed the box, and put it

the meeting

eyes flashed with apology.

up with a gentle smile and said tenderly, “It’s fine. I

“OK.”

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

have to go on a business trip the next few days, and I may

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

mention of Briana, Maxim frowned, and his voice was

that my parents are biased. She had a fallout with them a while ago. It’s Grandpa’s birthday next Saturday, so

of silence, Maxim said coldly, “I’ll tell

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

***

sooner had Briana finished the plan than she received a

your grandpa’s birthday next

“I recently found a job. I may be very

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

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

it. She figured that she indeed ought to tell them face to face that she and Maxim were going to get

see. I’ll try to make time

up without saying anything

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

daughter who had not grown up with her since childhood,

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

family finally decided to leave Briana

of the Schneider family’s blood type

was a success, and Briana donated bone marrow to Kiley. In such a way, Briana stayed

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

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

would always end within a minute. Their relationship

now, Mallory couldn’t even hide the disgust in her eyes whenever

coldly said, “Don’t forget that Briana