Chapter 577 Really Young
Obviously, Freddie would not refuse, as he nodded quickly and said, "Yes, of course."
That night, the three of them found a place to discuss this project in detail.
On the whole, the discussion was fairly successful.
Incidentally, Freddie didn't do this on a whim.
He knew that if Clarissa invested in this project, she would have to bear the risk, and he also knew that even if he had a close relationship with Anderson, it was impossible for him to benefit from the investment because of their relationship.
Therefore, he really did it with full sincerity.
The three of them talked for more than two hours before they covered everything on the topic.
After getting to know more about it, Clarissa found out that although it was very risky, it was a good opportunity to give it a try.
Just like what Anderson had said, for this kind of high-risk investment, if Energence International Crop was afraid to try, then the other investors wouldn't even dare to do it.
As the leader in this industry, indeed they got to enjoy the benefits, but it would also come with the responsibilities that they had to take.
Finally, Clarissa agreed to Freddie's proposal on this project.
Since she had to go abroad to handle some affairs next week, she could only assign a portion of the fund to him, and as for the rest of the money, she would only give it to him accordingly once she came back.
With that, the matter was decided for the time being.
After the three of them parted, Clarissa went straight home.
All this while, Anne had been in Starbay Villa.
Marf was already one year old. Although he was still young and could not even walk steadily, his mischievous behavior was beginning to show.
For example, he would always mess up his father's study and climb up to Clarissa's dressing table, painting everywhere.
And every time he did something wrong, he would always babble, and no one knew what he was talking about.
Once, Mart was simply drawing on the floor while babbling.
That day, both Anderson and Clarissa were resting, and it was a rare occasion for the whole family to stay at home. They were enjoying their long-lost leisure time.
Suddenly, a soft, and slightly unclear voice was heard.
"D—Dada."
Everyone was stunned, and Anderson froze as he looked at him in disbelief.
Marf, who was still sitting on the floor, and playing with his paintbrush happily, did not know what he had done that was earth-shattering.
Immediately, Anderson leaped from the sofa and ran over to hug Marf, as he asked, "What did you just call me?"
Back then, Marf was not even one year old, and he was only less than ten months old. He looked at Anderson and was stunned for a while before giggling all of a sudden.
Then, as he was drooling, he mumbled suddenly, "Da... Da!"
Anderson was overjoyed!
Although it was not the first time for him to be a father, it was the first time he was called a father by such a young child.
And he was completely elated.
That night, Anderson was so happy that he asked the helpers at home to prepare a sumptuous feast to celebrate it.
When Clarissa found out about this, she was pretty upset
So she ran over to hold Marf and teased him, "Marfy, since you have already called daddy, why don't you call mommy too?"
But, Marf ignored her.
Instead, he stared at her chest and reached out his small little hands to touch it.
"B—Boobies"
Upon hearing that, Clarissa was speechless.
She was so angry and embarrassed.
It was not long ago that she stopped breastfeeding Marf, so, when he saw her carrying him up, he thought it was his feeding time.
Annoyed, she let out a snort, passing him over to the nanny, and left him be.
But the more she thought about it, the more she felt like it was unfair.
How could he do that?
After going through so much and finally giving birth to a child, why was his first-word 'daddy' but not 'mommy?'
It was so unfair!
As Anderson saw that she was sulking at the corner, he did not say anything, and instead he was smiling all day. One could only imagine how good of a mood he was in.
Interestingly, when Clarissa was feeling down, it was actually Anne who comforted her, and gradually, she was feeling better already.
Since the birth of her little brother, Anne had become much more mature and sensible.
Or perhaps, it was because the little girl was slowly growing up that she was no longer mischievous and had become obedient and sweet.
In fact, compared to her own son, Clarissa was actually closer to Anne.
Perhaps it was because she had always wanted a daughter, and Anne happened to be a girl, plus she was Anderson's biological daughter.
Besides, she was really adorable and well-behaved. The more Clarissa looked at her, the more she liked her.
As for Anne, she had always treated Clarissa as her own mother. Ever since she moved to Starbay Villa, she had asked her to tell her bedtime stories every night, and she would only let her go after she fell asleep.
With Anne's dependence on Clarissa, she was actually very happy about it.
Sometimes, when she looked at the little girl, who was sleeping soundly, she couldn't help but wonder about it.
She wondered if she had a biological mother, what kind of person that woman would be.
It was said Amy went through IVF to have Anne, and she was different from other IVF babies because she was the first child born through an artificial uterus in the world.
In other words, it also meant that other than contributing an ovum, the woman had nothing to contribute.
On the other hand, Anderson had a very serious obsession with cleanliness, so it was impossible for him to hire a surrogate mother to bear his child and place the embryo in another woman.
For this reason, Anne, who grew up in an artificial womb, had always been weaker than other children in the first few years of her life.
It was not until she was six that her health got better.
With that thought in mind, Clarissa suddenly felt a strange feeling.
Suddenly, she realized that somehow she had never really thought about a problem.
That was why Anderson wanted to use that woman's ovum to give birth to a child with such a weak body?
Based on Anne's age, Anderson was at most twenty-two or thirty years old at the time. He was not very old, and could even be considered to be extremely young.
At such an age, he shouldn't be in a hurry to settle down, nor trying to get married or have children.
What kind of juncture and idea was it that could make him, even if he was unable to give birth to a child with that woman, to have a child in such a way.
Was it because of love? Or because of something else...
Since the question popped up in her mind, Clarissa had been constantly thinking about it.
But she was afraid to ask Anderson.
Also, she felt that there was no need to ask.
After all, she was happy where she was at now, which was exactly what she had dreamed of. No matter what the truth was, it was already in the past, and there was no need to open up the scar.
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