WHERE HIS EYES LINGEREDElizabeth never imagined that a simple job at a café would bring her back into the orbit of the one man she had spent years trying not to think about.Mike Anderson has always seemed untouchable. Wealthy, reserved, confident, and determined to make a name for himself on the basketball court, he has a future everyone expects him to protect. But behind his perfect life are family expectations, painful secrets, and a betrayal he has never truly gotten over.Elizabeth’s life is far less glamorous.After leaving college because her grandmother can no longer afford her tuition, she takes a job at Shaftan Cafe and tries to move forward with her life. She has carried a quiet crush on Mike since her college days, but she never expects him to notice her.Then, after a party neither of them will forget, everything changes.Elizabeth tries to avoid Mike, hoping she can keep her feelings hidden. But Mike has already begun to notice her in a way he never has before. Their encounters become harder to avoid, and the attraction between them slowly grows into something neither is prepared for.What Elizabeth doesn't know is that her connection to Mike goes much deeper than a few stolen moments and unexpected encounters.Years earlier, their fathers made an arrangement that could determine both their futures.A marriage.Neither Elizabeth nor Mike chose it. Neither knows the whole truth behind it. And when the arrangement finally comes to light, the feelings growing between them become even more complicated.Then there is Chloe, Mike’s former girlfriend, whose betrayal left wounds that Mike has never completely healed from. Her connection to his family and the arrangement surrounding their lives makes it impossible for the past to stay buried.Daniel, Mike’s childhood friend, is another reminder of that painful past. Once someone Mike trusted, Daniel becomes tied to a betrayal that changes the way Mike sees the people closest to him.As Elizabeth and Mike grow closer, they are forced to face jealousy, betrayal, family expectations, secrets, and people determined to come between them.Meanwhile, William, Mike’s half brother, becomes unexpectedly involved in Elizabeth’s life, creating another complicated dynamic that neither of them sees coming. His own past, including his relationship with Nora and the lie that threatens to pull him back into it, adds another layer to a family already filled with secrets.With every revelation, Elizabeth begins to question whether the life being placed before her is really the life she wants.And Mike must decide whether he will continue living according to the expectations attached to his family name or finally fight for something that belongs to him.What begins with a girl hiding her feelings and a man noticing where his eyes keep returning slowly becomes a story about love, betrayal, family, forgiveness, and choosing your own future.Because Elizabeth and Mike may have been brought together by an arrangement.But staying together?That has to be their choice.