Chapter 21. I Will See You in Court

James’ POV

Seeing Ellie with Ryan struck a nerve in me, she looked so gorgeous and I couldn’t deny she might be the prettiest girl in the room.

I have always known Ellie to be someone who is passionate about her work but what I find so confusing is why she would agree to be the lawyer representing Ryan’s company.

“Was it out of spite for me?” I asked myself several times but I couldn’t get myself to figure that out because Ellie could be a lot of things but she is not one to get her revenge this way.

Ellie noticed that my gaze was fixated on her, she took a sip from her glass of champagne while trying to avoid making eye contact with me.

She moved a little bit closer to Ryan who was having a conversation with some friends and I could tell she was feeling uneasy from a distance.

Just when I was waiting for the perfect opportunity to pull her in for a chat, Ryan’s presence was required somewhere and he left her all to herself and that was per