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.

Robin, quickly stepped forward, gesturing at the

that man who claims to be Rosalie's father, has already caused a scene at our company several times, and Rosalie has been avoiding him. I heard he even went to the hospital a few times to make

been camped out at the company

"The security guard

he comes back, it's only to bully

us afloat, and almost everything

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

Robin growled, striding toward Rosalie's father,

he... he's tricky

at Neil and gave a faint, icy smile. "I specialize

he asked, "Are you

up. "Yeah, I am, and you

him, nodding toward the scruffy man. "You sold her to

I found

flanked by a dozen

Mr. Ramsey?" Shawn

of trash took 10,000 dollars in betrothal gift to sell off his daughter," Robin said, pointing at Neil. "Shawn, what would you do with a

without hesitation, "Mr. Ramsey, if it were me, I'd be even nastier than he

scoundrel's all yours. Just don't kill him, but

a bow, grabbing Neil

slap landed on

you? Why are you hitting me?" Neil shouted, flailing

leaned in close, smiling grimly, giving his face a pat. "Me? They call me the Devil. And if I can't straighten out

like some kind of animal? Even I wouldn't stoop that low, but you

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

the trouble. I'll ensure your father never bothers you or your mom

the thugs' menacing presence all around him, making his legs turn to

hands of some seasoned bruisers who lived by their fists, and he knew

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

with Mr. Ramsey!" Shawn

the Devil's hands,

be

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

Rosalie and her family," Shawn said with a harsh glare, "every

to come

the other man into the car, and they drove off

disappear with Shawn and suddenly grew nervous. "Robin, they

"No, they won't. All you need to know is he'll never

focus on living a

a moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank you,

patted her shoulder. "Get going. And remember, if you ever need help, come

filled with tears. At that moment, she was at a

shielded her from every disaster. Each one could've destroyed her and her family, who were barely holding

who had

Get back to work before you're late. I'm still

her tears away, Rosalie smiled at

was unfair and that all she'd known since childhood was hardship.

she felt like the