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,

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

company entrance every day this

security guard

he comes back, it's only to bully money out

and almost everything she earned, he's wrung out

He didn't just refuse but cursed

Robin growled, striding toward Rosalie's father,

he... he's tricky to deal with. He's

faint, icy smile. "I

he asked, "Are you

up. "Yeah, I

nodding toward the scruffy man.

"Sold? What a word! I

then, Shawn, flanked by a dozen others, muscled his

on, Mr. Ramsey?" Shawn looked from

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

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

yours. Just don't

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

slap landed on Neil's

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

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

kind of animal? Even I

every second you've spent in this world. Come on; I'll show you what real scum

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

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

the hands of some seasoned bruisers who lived by

I-I have no grudge against you. I don't

Mr. Ramsey!" Shawn jabbedza finger at his face and

the Devil's hands, and

be in this

things worse than death.

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

to come along? Too

tossed Neil and the other man into the car, and they drove

grew nervous.

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

and focus on living a good life with your mom. Forget

moment, Rosalie nodded.

And remember,

moment, she

disaster. Each one could've destroyed her and her

Robin who had given her

late. I'm still waiting for that bonus you

Robin!" Wiping her tears away, Rosalie smiled at

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

like