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.

Robin, quickly stepped forward, gesturing at

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

out at the company entrance every

nodded. "The security guard is right,

comes back, it's only to

kept us afloat, and almost everything she

He didn't just refuse but cursed me out, saying she should hurry up and die. He... he's

growled, striding

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

gave a faint, icy smile.

Neil, he asked, "Are you Rosalie's

up. "Yeah, I am, and

nodding toward the scruffy man. "You sold her

I found my girl a respectable

dozen others,

Shawn looked

dollars in betrothal gift to sell off his daughter,"

blinked, then answered without hesitation, "Mr. Ramsey, if it were me, I'd be even

all yours. Just don't kill him, but

answered with a bow, grabbing Neil by the collar, whose face twisted

A hard slap landed on

are you hitting me?" Neil shouted, flailing his legs in the

the Devil. And if I can't straighten out a demon

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

you're tough, 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

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

all around him, making

up in the hands of some seasoned bruisers who lived by their fists, and

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

messed with Mr. Ramsey!"

up in the Devil's hands,

won't be

worse than death.

her family," Shawn said with a harsh glare, "every time

come along? Too bad-it's not your

into the

grew

to know is he'll never trouble you

living a good life with

for a moment, Rosalie nodded.

And remember, if you ever need

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

shielded her from every disaster. Each one could've

who had given her

work before you're late.

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

was unfair and that all she'd known since

felt like the luckiest person