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

he didn’t say anything. Now she knew he wanted to surprise

She smiled, closed the box, and

the meeting

his eyes flashed with

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

“OK.”

on your desk. My grandpa’s birthday is next

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

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

Briana, Maxim frowned, and his voice was a

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

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

Kiley didn’t continue. She changed the topic and

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finished the plan than she received

your grandpa’s birthday next

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

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

now. A month ago, Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday party so that others would be intimidated and

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

try to

up without

Zane’s behavior and frowned. “You already asked Kiley to send Maxim the invitation. Then

it hard to adore Briana, the daughter who had not grown up

then, shortly after she gave birth to Briana and Kiley, a friend of the Schneider family whom the Schneider

family finally decided

the Schneider family’s blood type was

other. The match was a success,

words back that year would come back to them,

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

would always end within a

Mallory couldn’t even hide the disgust in

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