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

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

smiled, closed

the meeting an hour

Kiley, his eyes flashed with apology. “There was

tenderly, “It’s fine. I understand. I ordered some food, and it should be here

“OK.”

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

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

sister recently? I’ve been calling her, and all I’ve got is a busy tone. Do you know where

Briana, Maxim frowned, and his voice was a little cold. “What do you

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

Maxim said coldly,

talk about it, Kiley didn’t continue. She

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had Briana finished the plan than she received

your grandpa’s birthday next

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

Zane’s furious voice. “What’s more important than your grandpa’s birthday?

ago, Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday party so that others

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 no extra trouble in the

I’ll try to make time for

without saying

to send Maxim the invitation. Then why did you ask Briana to bring it

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

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

finally decided to leave Briana at the gate of

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

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

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

the coldest among 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 felt

their conversation would always end within a minute. Their relationship

the disgust in her eyes whenever she

coldly said,