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.

anyway. I guess

the necklace Maxim had

for, he didn’t

brightened. She smiled, closed

from the meeting an

flashed with apology. “There

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

“OK.”

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

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

way, have you heard from my sister recently? I’ve been calling her, and all I’ve got is a

Maxim frowned, and his voice was

years old, and then she has been feeling that my parents are biased. She had a fallout with them a while ago.

silence, Maxim said

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

***

plan than she received a call

your grandpa’s birthday next Saturday. Come

recently found a job. I may

she finished, she heard Zane’s furious voice. “What’s more important than your grandpa’s birthday? I don’t care. You must

Schneider family was different now. A month ago, Desmond had told Zane that Maxim must show up at his birthday

them face to face that she and Maxim were going to get a divorce, as she wanted no extra

I’ll try to

up without saying

asked Kiley to send Maxim the

not grown up with her since

a friend of the Schneider family whom the Schneider family trusted a lot suddenly came to the

a long time, the Schneider family finally decided to leave Briana at the

of the Schneider family’s blood type

success, and Briana donated bone marrow to Kiley.

saw Briana, their friend’s words back that year would come back to them, which always irritated

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