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.

thought, “It’s his gift for me anyway. I

saw the necklace

he didn’t say anything. Now she knew

She smiled, closed the box, and

back from the

eyes flashed with apology. “There was

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

“OK.”

My grandpa’s birthday is next

on a business trip the next few days, and I may not be able

been calling her, and all I’ve got is

and his voice was a little cold.

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

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

was reluctant to talk about it, Kiley didn’t continue. She changed the topic

***

finished the plan

grandpa’s birthday next Saturday.

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

birthday? I don’t care. You must

different now. A month ago, Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday party so that others would be intimidated and wouldn’t dare to plot against the

thought about 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

I’ll try to make time

hung up without saying anything

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

Briana, the daughter who had not grown up

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

finally decided to leave Briana at the gate of

of sixteen, and none of the Schneider family’s blood type was a match, so they had to get

success,

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

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