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

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

closed the box, and

from the meeting

his eyes flashed with apology.

tenderly, “It’s fine. I understand.

“OK.”

on your desk. My grandpa’s birthday is

next few days, and I may not be able to come

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

Briana, Maxim frowned, and his voice was a little

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

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

about it, Kiley didn’t continue. She changed

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plan than

grandpa’s birthday next Saturday. Come

recently found

grandpa’s birthday? I don’t care.

Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday party so that others would be intimidated and wouldn’t

thought about it. She figured that she indeed ought to tell them face to face that she and

to make

without

displeased with Zane’s behavior and frowned. “You already asked Kiley to send Maxim the invitation. Then why did you ask Briana to bring it

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

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

decided to leave Briana

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

The match was a success, and Briana donated bone

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

remote area, she figured that Briana was nothing but a bumpkin who smelt

Briana always went against her, and their conversation would always

the disgust in her eyes whenever she

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