Fall for You After Divorce novel (Brianna and Maxim) novel Chapter 7

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.”

Thinking, she opened the box and saw the necklace Maxim had bought at the auction in Setherville.

When she asked him who it was for, he didn’t say anything. Now she knew he wanted to surprise her.

Kiley’s mood suddenly brightened. She smiled, closed the box, and put it back.

Maxim came back from the meeting an hour later.

When he saw Kiley, his eyes flashed with apology. “There was a last-minute meeting.”

Kiley stood up with a gentle smile and said tenderly, “It’s fine. I understand. I ordered some food, and it should be here soon.”

“OK.”

“By the way, I’ve put the invitation on your desk. My grandpa’s birthday is next Saturday. Are you free to come?”

Maxim frowned. “I have to go on a business trip the next few days, and I may not be able to come back on Saturday. I’ll try.”

“Alright. By the way, have you heard from my sister recently? I’ve been calling her, and all I’ve got is a busy tone. Do you know where she is now?”

At the mention of Briana, Maxim frowned, and his voice was a little cold. “What do you want with her?”

Kiley pursed her lips and looked worried. “You know that things between my sister and 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 so that she can ease the relationship with them.”

After a few seconds of silence, Maxim said coldly, “I’ll tell her about it.”

Seeing that Maxim was reluctant to talk about it, Kiley didn’t continue. She changed the topic and talked about something else.

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No sooner had Briana finished the plan than she received a call from Zane.