Chapter 128 - Britannias Debut (1/2)

Jasper recovered swiftly and everything went back to normal, as normal as a day in the Wilde household could be. Scarlet decided to take a day off her projects and actually enjoy some time not doing anything productive when a letter arrived for Mrs Wilde.

Under Jenna's urging, the children were gathered in the sitting room as Orita tore open the letter from one of the recording companies that Orita sent the demo track to. Nobody breathed as Orita read the contents of the letter aloud.

Dear Britannia

Congratulations! You have been selected as a candidate to be our very next band artiste project.

Jupiter Records wish to formally extend an invitation for you to join our music family. We have listened to the demo track submitted and believe that with some professional guidance, Britannia can be the next big hit.

Attached is a copy of the artiste contract. Should you be interested in joining us, kindly fill up the member profile forms and sign on the artiste contract agreement to be returned to us.

We hope to hear from you soon.

Best regards

Jupiter Records

Dumbfounded, the group in the sitting room could only stare at the letter in Mrs Wilde's hands. It was Scarlet who suggested that they let Lin Lin know about it before making any decisions. Jenna called the violinist and everyone else waited, still in a state of disbelief.

”Um, congratulations?” Elfie smiled and Jasper swallowed. Scarlet didn't look too happy either and was more worried than happy at getting accepted.

”What's wrong?” the programmer asked. ”None of you look very happy about getting offered an entertainment contract.”

Scarlet sighed heavily. ”I don't know if this is a good thing.”

Alex nodded. ”I'm still not very good at playing the guitar.”

Jasper didn't say anything but if he did, it would be something along the lines of not wanting attention. Mrs Wilde observed her children and had mixed feelings. While she wanted to encourage all of them to grab the opportunity, she knows that this wouldn't be a long term thing. At most, the kids will play in a band till they are young a.d.u.l.ts but not more than that. The heiress knew that all three young geniuses had their individual chosen paths to walk. Still, it wouldn't hurt to create some good memories of their childhood.

”Let's wait for Lin Lin to come by and then we can also discuss this with Wilmer. Don't look so worried, it's not the end of the world!” Orita laughed and hugged her girls before ruffling the boys' hair.

”Mommy, contracts mean that it will be forever, this is a very big decision to make. Although playing in a band is fun, I still want to be an artist and draw Scarlet's book covers.”

Orita smiled. ”Don't worry about the contract, sweetie. We can annul it any moment if the three of you decide to stop pursuing music. As this isn't an easy opportunity to come by, I would advise the three of you to think over it carefully with Lin Lin and let your father know when he gets back. You can try it for a while and if you decide that you don't like it, we can always cancel the deal. Don't let all these a.d.u.l.t matters affect your decision, alright? Follow your hearts and we will support you with everything we have.”

The heiress smiled so beautifully and his words touched not only the members of Britannia but Elfie who watched from the side as well. This was the very reason why the Wilde Empire stood till this day despite the horrible tragedy of twenty years ago. The heart of this huge business was actually the mother of the two very lucky girls and Elfie felt slightly envious. He didn't have a mother and while Danny was good, the hacker wished he also had a mother as kind and supportive like Orita.

Feeling down, Elfie went to his shared room with Jasper to sulk. Nobody really noticed his absence downstairs. Everyone was too preoccupied with their thoughts. Jasper took to smashing the drums while he thought and Alex preferred to lock herself up in her room painting her confusion out on a canvas. Scarlet decided to look for Claire to talk it out.

For the entire day that was meant to be spent unproductively, Scarlet was suddenly thrown into a new set of problems. If she accepted the contract, it would save her a lot of time on the initial step to taking down Anastasia. However, she didn't want to put the spotlight on Alex or Jasper in the process. This made her feel conflicted and after trying to nap unsuccessfully for two hours after the talk with Claire, she decided to look for Elfie.