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.

quickly stepped forward, gesturing at

Rosalie's father, has already caused a scene at our company several times, and Rosalie has been avoiding him.

company entrance

"The security

comes back, it's only to bully money out of

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

money. He didn't just refuse but cursed me out, saying she should

brute," Robin growled, striding toward Rosalie's

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

a faint,

reached Neil, he

up. "Yeah,

ignored him, nodding toward the scruffy man. "You

word! I found

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 would you

without hesitation, "Mr. Ramsey, if it were

scoundrel's all yours. Just don't kill

Ramsey!" Shawn answered with a bow, grabbing Neil

hard slap landed

hitting me?" Neil shouted, flailing

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

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

scum looks like." Shawn turned and bowed respectfully to Robin. "Mr. Ramsey, I'll take this trash out of your sight so he doesn't offend you any

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

all around him,

some seasoned bruisers who lived by their

I-I have no grudge against you. I don't want

Ramsey!" Shawn jabbedza finger at his face and

the Devil's hands, and

won't be in this

you things worse than death. You'll know exactly

her family," Shawn said with a harsh

to come along? Too bad-it's

man into the car, and they drove off without

with Shawn and suddenly grew nervous. "Robin,

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

return to work and focus on living a good

for a moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank you,

patted her shoulder. "Get going. And remember, if you

At that moment, she was at a loss for how

mythical man had shielded her from every disaster. Each

Robin who had

"All good now. Get back to work before you're late. I'm still waiting for that bonus

Wiping her tears away, Rosalie smiled at his tall figure in the morning

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

like the luckiest person