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 Maxim

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

mood suddenly brightened. She smiled, closed

back from the meeting

his eyes flashed with apology.

said tenderly, “It’s fine. I understand.

“OK.”

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

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

her, and all I’ve got is a

the mention of Briana, Maxim frowned, and his voice was a little cold.

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

a few seconds of silence, Maxim said

that Maxim was reluctant to talk about it, Kiley didn’t continue. She changed

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sooner had Briana finished the plan than she received a call

birthday next

cold voice, “I recently found a job. I may be very

voice. “What’s more important than your grandpa’s birthday? I don’t care. You must show up there next

at his birthday party so that others would be intimidated and wouldn’t dare to plot against

she and Maxim were going to get a divorce, as she wanted no

to make time

without saying anything

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

grown up with her since childhood, even though Briana looked like Kiley

shortly after she gave birth to Briana and Kiley, a friend of the Schneider family whom the Schneider family trusted a lot suddenly came to the door, saying that keeping Briana

family finally decided to leave Briana at the gate

the Schneider family’s blood type was a match, so

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

friend’s words back that year would come back to them, which always

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

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

now, Mallory couldn’t even hide the disgust in

glanced at her and coldly said, “Don’t