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, gesturing at the

that man who claims to be Rosalie's father, has already caused a scene at our company several times, and Rosalie has been avoiding him. I heard he

been camped out at the company entrance every day this

security guard is

man's no father of mine! Every time he comes

and almost everything

calling him, hoping he'd help us with some money. He didn't just refuse but

growled, striding toward Rosalie's father,

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

faint,

he reached Neil, he

"Yeah, I am, and

scruffy man. "You sold

word! I

Shawn, flanked by a dozen others, muscled

Shawn looked

of trash took 10,000 dollars in betrothal gift to sell off his daughter," Robin said, pointing

"Mr. Ramsey, if it

all yours. Just

answered with a bow, grabbing Neil by the collar,

landed on

me?"

me the Devil. And if

like some kind of animal? Even I wouldn't stoop that low, but you

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

the trouble. I'll ensure your father never

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

bruisers who lived by their fists, and he

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

too late for that! You messed with Mr. Ramsey!"

in the Devil's hands,

be

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

her family," Shawn said with a harsh glare, "every time you come, you'll

to come along? Too

other man into the

watched Neil disappear with Shawn and suddenly grew nervous. "Robin, they won't

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

a moment, Rosalie nodded. "Thank you,

And remember, if you ever need

At that moment, she was at a loss for

had shielded her from every disaster.

Robin who had given her

late. I'm still waiting for that bonus you promised to treat

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

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

she felt like