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.

them, spotting Robin, quickly stepped forward, gesturing at the

him. I heard he even went to the hospital a few times to make a scene in her mother's room, but

the company entrance every day

nodded. "The security guard is

man's no father of mine! Every time he comes back, it's only

barely kept us afloat, and almost everything

help us with some money. He didn't just refuse but cursed

Robin growled, striding

he... he's tricky to deal with. He's a

and gave a faint, icy smile.

he reached Neil, he asked, "Are you

sized Robin up. "Yeah, I

the scruffy man. "You sold

a word! I found

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

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

off his daughter," Robin said, pointing at Neil. "Shawn, what would you do with a scoundrel

"Mr. Ramsey, if it were me, I'd be even

all yours. Just don't

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

A hard slap landed on Neil's weathered

me?" Neil shouted,

grimly, giving his face a pat. "Me? They call me the Devil. And if

animal? Even I wouldn't

I'll show you what real scum looks like." Shawn turned and bowed respectfully to Robin. "Mr. Ramsey, I'll take

I'll ensure your

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

he'd ended up in the hands of some seasoned bruisers who lived by

quickly groveled and pleaded, "Sir, please, let me go. I-I have no

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

the

be in

than death. You'll

time you dare come to Harmonfield to harass Rosalie and her family," Shawn

to come along? Too bad-it's not your

he tossed Neil and the other man into the car, and they drove off

suddenly grew nervous. "Robin, they won't kill my father,

need to know is he'll never trouble you or your mother

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

hesitating for a moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank

remember, if

eyes filled with tears. At that moment, she was at a loss for how

man had shielded her from every disaster. Each one

was Robin who had given her a

work before you're late. I'm still waiting for that bonus you

it! Robin!" Wiping her tears away, Rosalie smiled at his tall

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

felt like the luckiest person