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

has been avoiding him. I heard he even went to

camped out at the company entrance every day this

security

of mine! Every time he comes back, it's only to bully money

and almost everything she earned, he's wrung out

hoping he'd help us with some money. He didn't just refuse but cursed me out, saying she should hurry up and die.

brute," Robin growled, striding toward Rosalie's

"Robin, he... he's tricky to

a faint, icy smile. "I specialize in

he reached Neil, he asked, "Are

Robin up. "Yeah, I am, and

the scruffy man. "You sold her

"Sold? What a word! I found my girl a

then, Shawn, flanked by a dozen

Shawn looked

his daughter," Robin said,

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

"Good! This scoundrel's all yours. Just don't

Ramsey!" Shawn answered with a bow, grabbing

hard slap landed on Neil's

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

pat. "Me? They call me the Devil. And if I can't straighten out a demon like

like some kind of animal? Even I

make you regret every second you've spent in this world. Come on; I'll show you what real scum looks like." Shawn turned

ensure your father never bothers

the thugs' menacing presence all around him,

of some seasoned bruisers who lived by their fists,

me go. I-I have no grudge

too late for that! You messed with Mr. Ramsey!" Shawn jabbedza finger at his

up in the Devil's

home won't be in

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

family," Shawn said with a harsh glare, "every time you

come along?

other man into the car, and they drove

Neil disappear with Shawn and suddenly grew nervous. "Robin, they won't kill my father, will

won't. All you need to know is he'll

and focus on living a good

for a moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank

And remember, if you ever need help, come to

Rosalie's eyes filled with tears. At that moment, she was at a loss

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

who had

late. I'm still waiting

Robin!" Wiping her tears away, Rosalie smiled

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

felt like the luckiest person