Chapter 480

At 3 PM, the Perry Villa was filled with the mouth-watering aroma of home-cooked food. The dining table was laden with delicious dishes. Grant and Celine watched Elizabeth. Grant leaned toward Declan and asked, “What’s up with Elizabeth? Why is she suddenly cooking for the family?”

Declan, privy to Elizabeth’s plan, replied, “She’ll explain everything soon. Just be ready for it.”

Celine felt uneasy. “What’s she up to? She quit the job I got her, and now she’s just wandering around, getting herself into trouble. Why can’t she just settle down?”

Celine said nothing more as Elizabeth emerged with another dish. Her eyes were glued to Elizabeth. Elizabeth clapped her hands and smiled, “Alright, the last dish is done. Let’s eat!!”

She pushed the fish toward Grant, knowing he loved it. She placed the vegetables in front of Celine, who preferred them. Declan got some appetizers to go with his drink. Rose, who had similar tastes to Elizabeth, got a bit of everything. Even though Elizabeth hadn’t been home or cooked for the family in ages, she still remembered everyone’s favorites.

“So, how is it? Good?” Elizabeth asked Declan.

Declan nodded. But Celine just stared at her food, untouched. “Elizabeth, if you have something to say, just say it. Why all the…”

Grant nodded in agreement, thinking, “Yeah, just spit it out. I’ll support her no matter what!”

Elizabeth smiled gently. “I was going to tell you after dinner, but since Grandma asked, I’ll say it now, and then we can eat!”

Celine frowned, feeling anxious about what Elizabeth might say. Elizabeth clasped her hands together and said seriously, “I plan to study abroad. I want to take a course and come back to help Dad run the company.”

Celine immediately retorted, “Study abroad? Didn’t we already say no to that?”

“Grandma, I used to want to escape and hide abroad. But now I don’t,” Elizabeth said earnestly. “I want to learn how to run the company.”

Celine fell silent. Grant smiled. “It’s a good thing.”

“What’s good about not studying medicine properly and insisting on taking over the company? Is it that easy? Besides, Elizabeth is a girl,” Celine said, taking a bite of food, clearly unhappy.

Before Elizabeth could respond, Declan interjected, “Mom, it’s great that Elizabeth wants to take over the company. She needs to be trained! What’s wrong with being a girl? As a woman yourself, you shouldn’t look down on women! There are so many successful women in the workplace now.”

“Young people like Elizabeth should have their own careers.”

Celine snorted, “Yes, I spoke out of turn.”

“Mom, I didn’t mean it that way!” Declan quickly tried to calm her down. “Let Elizabeth do what she wants. The Percy family’s money is all for her anyway.”

Celine didn’t speak, but her dissatisfaction was clear. She didn’t want Elizabeth to go abroad. In this family, whoever’s profession Elizabeth followed, that person would be happy. When Elizabeth studied medicine, Celine was happy, but Rose and Declan were sad. Now that Elizabeth wanted to take over the company, Declan was happy. Rose believed that one day, Elizabeth would learn design from her.

“So, when are you leaving?” Celine asked Elizabeth.

Elizabeth checked the time. “My flight is at 8 PM, and I’ll leave for the airport at 5 PM.”

“So soon?” Celine was surprised.

Elizabeth nodded. “I want to get familiar with the place for a couple of days and meet with the teachers at the school. Since I’ve decided, I shouldn’t delay.”

Celine said nothing more. Elizabeth could feel that Celine was in a bad mood. No matter what Elizabeth wanted to study, Celine couldn’t bear to let her go.