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 the 40-something-year-old

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 a scene in her mother's room, but the hospital eventually

been camped out at the company entrance every day this

"The security guard

no father of mine! Every time he comes back, it's only to bully money

afloat, and almost everything

Mom got sick this time, I tried calling him, hoping he'd help us with some money. He

Robin growled, striding toward Rosalie's

follow him. "Robin, he... he's

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

reached Neil, he asked, "Are you

sized Robin up. "Yeah, I am,

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

bristled. "Sold? What a word! I found my

flanked by a dozen others, muscled his way through

Ramsey?" Shawn

off his daughter," Robin said, pointing at Neil. "Shawn, what would

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

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

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

hard slap landed on

hitting me?"

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

like some kind of animal? Even I wouldn't

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

your father never bothers

could 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 their fists, and

pleaded, "Sir, please, let me go. I-I have no grudge against

with Mr. Ramsey!" Shawn jabbedza finger

in the Devil's hands,

won't be in

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

to Harmonfield to harass Rosalie and her family," Shawn said

come along?

other man into

disappear with Shawn and suddenly grew nervous.

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

work and focus on living a good life with

hesitating for a moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank you,

going. And remember, if you ever need help, come to

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

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

Robin who had given her a

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

away, Rosalie smiled

used to think the world was unfair and that all she'd known since childhood was hardship. But not

like the luckiest