Chapter 11 Melanie glanced at Evander , pressed her lips together , and didn't say anything . Winona clenched her fists tightly , and things just stayed at a standstill like that . After a long time , she gave Evander a fierce glare , didn't say a word , and turned to leave . She didn't say anything because she didn't know what to say . She didn't like her daughter Melanie , who had an IQ problem , and she wanted Melanie to disappear from this world for good . About all the lies she made up after sending Melanie away , she knew there were a lot of holes . Some people in the family believed , some didn't . But she didn't care , she just wanted Melanie to leave this house . The most important thing was ... Winona glanced at Estelle beside her . She didn't let anyone take anything from Estelle . After Winona left , Evander touched his face , which was a bit swollen from being hit . Melanie glanced sideways , and you couldn't tell her mood from her voice , " Why did you stop me ? " If Evander hadn't stopped her , she really would've just kicked Winona out just now . Evander gave a wry smile , " She was our mom after all . Beating her up was easy , but you couldn't handle the consequences . " He watched Melanie grow up , and he had known since she was little that Melanie had a bad temper . She was the kind of person who absolutely couldn't stand losing out , not even a little . If he hadn't stopped her just now , Melanie really would've hit Winona . He wasn't worried about Winona getting beaten up . Instead , it was because this society always said filial piety comes first . Nobody knew what Winona did to them , but if they hit their own mom , it would spread all over the internet real quick . Melanie just came back , he didn't want her to get a bad name . Melanie frowned a little and didn't say anything . She never cared about any so - called reputation . This the Rasmussen family , she hadn't planned to come back . It was Ruby who , for some crazy reason , insisted on helping her find her family . The Rasmussen family found out that Estelle wasn't their biological child . It was Ruby who did it , and Ruby also sent her DNA test report to the Rasmussen family . Then , the Rasmussen family naturally came over . At first , she blamed Ruby , but Ruby said , there are always some relatives who miss her . So , she came back to the Rasmussen family . For grandma , for Evander . 09:29 5.1 % < Chapter 11 It was also to get back at Winona . So , from the start , she didn't plan to go easy on Winona . Real mom ? Heh Ridiculous ! People like Winona , they deserved it even if they died ! But ... Evander and Grandma always wanted to protect her . She wasn't someone who didn't appreciate it . " But ... " Evander looked at her with a half - smile , " I couldn't beat her up , but letting our dear mother suffer a little was fine . * Melanie raised her eyebrows . Evander leaned in to Melanie , " You forgot ? When we were kids , she made us eat dead rats , and you spit in her bowl ? " Melanie , " ... " The dumb things she did as a kid , she couldn't do now . Back then , if she could do it , she would never talk nonsense ! However , she couldn't do it , but it didn't stop others from being able to . Melanie stared at Evander with a wicked grin and said , " You go ? " " Of course , this kind of thing was for a playboy like me to do ! " Evander grinned proudly , " Just wait and see . " " Come on . " Melanie gave some serious encouragement and then left . Second floor of the villa . Bethany watched Melanie leave and gave a loving smile . Then she turned to the butler and said , " Help me into the room . " The butler glanced at Bethany's face and smiled . " Looks like you're in a good mood today . " Meny " Of course , " Bethany said . " I thought she'd soften up after all those years out there , but turns out she's even sharper than before . That's good too . I won't have to worry about her getting pushed around anymore . " The butler smiled , " Madam Rasmussen was so nice to Ms. Melanie , the other children were probably going to get jealous . " " Hmph ! " Bethany snorted . " I treated every kid in the family the same . It's just that Mel grew up with me , so yeah , I did spoil her a bit more . But that's because Mel was more filial and sensible . You can't say I was playing favorites . " " Yes , yes , yes , " the butler went along with her , " You were the fairest . " In fact , Bethany really was pretty fair to all the kids at home . But it was only when I was a kid . After these grandkids grew up , whether they were good or bad , Bethany knew it as clear as day . Whether it was good or scheming , Bethany always had her own way to judge . 09:29 5.1 % < Chapter 11 Bethany joked with the butler for a while , then got serious " How's the investigation going on that thing ? " Marux Speaking of this , the butler also got serious and said , " We didn't find anything . So far , we've checked everywhere from Atlanta , the provincial capital , down to every village in the towns . Still no trace of Ms. Estelle's biological parents . Next , we're planning to check Cincinnati . " Bethany took off the prayer beads in her hand and turned them gently . " Check carefully . Don't miss a single clue . " ' Yes . ' The butler hesitated for a moment and said , " What if we find her parents , do we send her away ? " " Of course she had to go . " Bethany finished speaking and glanced at the butler . " Do you think I was a bit cruel ? After all , Estelle had been with our family for so many years , right ? " " Not really , " the butler said . " You've managed the Rasmussen family for so many years . If nothing else , you're really good at reading people . Ms. Estelle's thoughts have always been written all over her face since she was a kid . She's not a good one , I can see that too . I just wanted to say , if we send her away , it might be hard to explain to Mrs. Winona Rasmussen . " Bethany's fingers paused a little as she turned the prayer beads . She put down the prayer beads , voice cold , " She'd better think first about how to give me an explanation . " The butler froze , " What do you mean ? " "You tell me , why would she favor someone who had nothing to do with her ? Just because of that ridiculous high IQ ? " Bethany gave a mocking laugh , " Her Estelle's IQ was only one - fifty , that's nothing compared to real high IQ . " " That's true , " the butler said . " Mr. Evander's IQ was 180 , but Mrs. Winona Rasmussen didn't really like him . Instead , she doted on Ms. Estelle like she was her own eye . Over the years , she also spent a lot to raise her . " The butler shook his head and said , " If we hadn't done a paternity test for Estelle and Mrs. Winona Rasmussen , I would've really thought Estelle was her child . " This really wasn't the butler overthinking it . If it hadn't been for the paternity test , just by looking at how much Winona doted on Estelle , she would've thought Estelle was Winona's real daughter and Melanie was the fake one . But the truth was , Melanie was the real one , Estelle was the fake . As for where things went wrong , the butler couldn't figure it out either . < Chapter 12