Seeing how Toby agreed to Zane’s words, Tina was filled with resentment because she knew that Zane was deliberately setting a trap for her—forcing her to hike a mountain that she didn’t want to. The important point was, she had to jump into this trap, or she would really be seen as a hypocrite.

At the thought of this, she silently cursed Zane a few times in her heart, but put on a smile on her face, saying, “You must be kidding, Mr. Coleman. All I said was the mountain is too high, and nothing about going home.”

 

“Oh, so you’ll still go for the hike?” Zane asked with raised eyebrows.

Nodding, she answered, “For sure.”

“Alright,” Zane said with a smirk and didn’t say anything else after that.

Looking at Tina, Toby said, “Tina, you don’t have to mind the things Zane said. If you really don’t want to go hiking, you can—”

 

“It’s alright, Toby. I can do this.” She broke him off and stopped him from speaking by placing a hand over his mouth.

Seeing how determined she seemed, Toby decided to drop the matter.

 

As Rebecca watched the both of them, she couldn’t help but shudder from disgust. “So cheesy.”

Grinning, Sonia asked, “Why is it cheesy?”

corny they are. She’s even covering his lips as if they’re in a soap opera. I’m getting goosebumps from watching them. Isn’t

and stole a glance at Toby and Tina before nodding her

looking at them. It hurts our eyes,” Rebecca said, holding her

and they entered

and his eyes turned solemn. Cheesy? Is that what we look

thinking about, Toby?” Tina asked, swaying

his thoughts, and his eyes

entered the hiking entrance as well. Since everyone else didn’t want to hike together with them, both of them ended up trailing behind

slowly together, but halfway through, Tyler suddenly came up with the suggestion to have a competition to see who would reach the top

with the suggestion, he even threw a provocative look at Charles, who couldn’t stand his arrogance and agreed to the race. To join

compete as well, she was ordered by Charles to stay by Sonia’s side to protect her.

like that, the three men started off together in a run, leaving behind

little while after, Tina suddenly plopped herself on a rock,

water from his backpack. After he opened it, he passed it to her and said, “Have

a

another bottle and passed it to Sonia. Surprised at his gesture, Sonia turned down his offer, saying calmly, “Thanks, but no thanks, President Fuller. I’m afraid that

watched her walk away to a distance,

grip on the water bottle tightened so much that she had squeezed it out of shape. Is he upset because Sonia turned him down? Lowering her eyes and hiding the menacing look

put back the bottle of water into his backpack, he looked at her and

replied with

He extended his hand at her with

there without moving an inch. “Toby, I’m sorry, but my legs hurt too much.

in concern, he looked at her feet. “Did you

head. “It’s because I haven’t

what she meant, Toby rubbed his temples, shifted his backpack to his chest from his

look of delight flashed across her eyes, but it disappeared very quickly. Feigning confusion, she asked, “What are

the top,” he answered

her hands, she said, “I don’t think so. It’s

fine. Get on.”

anymore and climbed on his back. With Tina on his back,

a rock in front. “Look over there, Toby,” she said loudly. “That rock has such a

her voice, Sonia and Rebecca spun their heads backward in reflex and were stunned when they saw Toby walking toward them with

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