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

be Rosalie's 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

been camped out at the company

security guard is

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

kept us afloat, and almost everything

He didn't just

brute," Robin growled, striding toward

rushed to follow him. "Robin, he...

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

he asked, "Are you Rosalie's

up. "Yeah, I am, and you

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

word! I found my girl a respectable

flanked by a dozen

Ramsey?" Shawn looked

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

without hesitation, "Mr. Ramsey, if it were me,

yours. Just

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

landed on Neil's

Why are you hitting me?"

me the Devil. And if I

of animal? Even I wouldn't stoop

real scum looks like." Shawn turned and bowed respectfully to Robin. "Mr. Ramsey, I'll take this trash out of your

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

all

bruisers who lived by their fists, and

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

with Mr. Ramsey!"

in the Devil's hands, and

home won't be in

you things worse than death. You'll know exactly what

and her family," Shawn said with a harsh glare,

come along?

other man into the car, and they drove

suddenly grew nervous. "Robin, they won't

they won't. All you need to know is he'll never trouble you or your mother

focus on living a good life

for a moment,

her shoulder. "Get going. And remember, if you ever need

Robin!" Rosalie's eyes filled with tears. At that moment, she was at a loss for how to

disaster. Each one could've destroyed her and her family,

who had given her a new

now. Get back to work before you're late.

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

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

she felt like the luckiest