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,

avoiding him. I heard he even

been camped out at the company entrance

security

time he comes back, it's

everything she earned,

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

striding toward Rosalie's father, Neil

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

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

he asked, "Are

sized Robin up. "Yeah, I am, and you

toward the scruffy man.

I found my girl a

flanked by a dozen others,

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

betrothal gift to sell off his daughter," Robin said, pointing at Neil. "Shawn, what would you do

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

scoundrel's all yours. Just don't

a bow, grabbing Neil by the collar, whose face twisted in

A hard slap landed on

you hitting me?" Neil shouted,

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

your daughter like some kind of animal? Even I

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 doesn't offend you

Grant, sorry for the trouble. I'll ensure your father never bothers you

all around him, making

up in the hands of some seasoned bruisers who

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

that! You messed with Mr. Ramsey!" Shawn jabbedza finger

in the Devil's

won't be in

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

come to Harmonfield to harass Rosalie and her family," Shawn said with a harsh glare, "every time

come along? Too bad-it's not

and the other man into the

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

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

and focus on living a good life with your

moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank

remember,

Robin!" Rosalie's eyes filled with tears. At that moment, she was

from every disaster. Each one could've destroyed her and

who had given her

"All good now. Get back to work before you're late. I'm

smiled at his tall

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

felt like