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 dist
