The Deadly Assassin Robin by Tristan Storm

Chapter 235

Chapter 235 Shadows of the Past

Robin and Vera pushed their way into the crowd gathered around.

The onlookers were all coworkers from the company, and they were murmuring to each other while watching Rosalie and the man harassing her.

"Apparently, that man's Rosalie's father, a real lowlife.

"I heard her saying earlier that he ran off years ago, leaving her, her mom, and her little brother to fend for themselves. Took up with a widow and never looked back, not even when her mom fell sick.

"And now he shows up, doesn't even visit her mom in the hospital. Instead, he's here, pocketing a betrothal gift of 10,000 dollars and trying to force her into marriage with some guy in his forties, who, by the way, has a limp." "What kind of father does that? He's worse than sc*m!"

"There are all kinds of folks in this world, but a guy like that? He's not even human!"

"It's such a shame. Rosalie's a star student from a top school, young and beautiful. To be married off to someone like that would be a tragedy."

Robin listened to the conversations, then looked through the crowd, spotting Rosalie being harassed by the man in his forties. In broad daylight, and he's that bold?

Seeing that Rosalie wouldn't budge, the man reached out and grabbed her by the hair.

"Your dad sold you to me! You're my woman now! I'm taking you back to give me kids! You refuse to come, and I'll beat you!"

He raised a thick hand and swung it down at Rosalie as he yelled.

Robin quickly grabbed the man's wrist before he could land the blow.

The man winced, releasing Rosalie's hair. "Who... who are you? Let go of me!"

Ignoring him, Robin turned to the battered and tear-streaked Rosalie. "What's going on here?"

Rosalie looked at Robin, too ashamed to meet his gaze, and whispered, "Robin ... sorry you had to see this."

"Just get to the point!" Robin barked.

"She's my woman," the man spat out angrily, trying to shake Robin off.

Robin tightened his grip, making the man drop to his knees in pain, unable to speak.

"All right, nobody's going to touch you now. Start talking! What's going on?"

Shaken by Robin's icy tone, Rosalie pointed at an older man standing off to the side. "That's my father."

Following her gaze, Robin saw a man around fifty lingering at a distance.

"Robin, when my brother and I were little, he abandoned the three of us and left my mom to run off with some widow from the neighboring village.

"He's been gone for over a decade. Not a dime to support us in all that time.

"Now, the widow's son is getting married but lacks money for the betrothal gift. So, he came back and sold me to a man with a disability in his leg, taking 10,000 dollars as a betrothal gift from him."

Just then, a few security guards from Eastvale Development Group arrived.

spotting Robin, quickly stepped forward, gesturing at the 40-something-year-old

avoiding him. I heard he even went to the hospital a few

camped out at the company entrance every day this past

security guard is

father of mine! Every time he comes

afloat, and almost everything she earned, he's wrung

tried calling him, hoping he'd help us with some money. He didn't just refuse but cursed me out, saying she

Robin growled, striding toward Rosalie's father,

this, Rosalie rushed to follow him. "Robin, he... he's tricky to deal with.

Neil and gave a faint,

reached Neil, he asked,

"Yeah,

toward the scruffy

word! I

then, Shawn, flanked by a dozen others, muscled his way

going on, Mr. Ramsey?" Shawn looked from Neil

to sell off his daughter," Robin said, pointing at Neil. "Shawn, what

it

This scoundrel's all yours. Just don't kill him, but do as you

Mr. Ramsey!" Shawn answered with a bow, grabbing Neil by

landed

are you hitting me?" Neil shouted, flailing his legs in

call me the Devil. And

your daughter like some kind of animal? Even

regret every second you've spent in this world. Come on; I'll show you what real scum looks like." Shawn turned and bowed respectfully to Robin. "Mr. Ramsey, I'll take this trash out of your sight so he

I'll ensure your father never bothers you or your

menacing presence all around him, making his legs

of some seasoned bruisers who

"Sir, please, let me go. I-I have no grudge against you. I don't

that! You messed with Mr. Ramsey!"

in the

home won't be

men will show you things worse than death. You'll know exactly what

her family," Shawn said with a harsh glare, "every time you come, you'll

come along? Too bad-it's not

he tossed Neil and the other man into the car, and they drove off without

disappear with Shawn and suddenly grew nervous.

won't. All you need to know is he'll never trouble

work and focus on living a good life with your mom. Forget people

a moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank you,

remember, if

moment, she was at a loss for how to thank

this almost mythical man had shielded her from every disaster. Each one could've destroyed her and her family,

who had

Get back to work before you're late.

tears away, Rosalie smiled at his

to think the world was unfair and that all she'd known since childhood

she felt like the luckiest