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?”

hike, but look how corny they are. She’s even covering his lips as if they’re in a soap opera.

turned back and stole a glance at Toby and Tina

Reed. Let’s go and stop looking at them. It hurts our eyes,” Rebecca said,

Sonia replied, and they entered the

overheard their conversation, and his eyes turned solemn. Cheesy? Is that what we look like

Toby?” Tina asked,

recollected his thoughts, and his

didn’t want to hike together with them, both of them ended

suddenly came up with

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

though Rebecca wanted to compete as well, she was ordered by Charles to stay by Sonia’s side to protect her. After all, he was worried if Sonia had to hike together with Toby and

run, leaving behind Sonia, Rebecca, Toby, and Tina to

herself on a rock,

and took out a bottle of water from his backpack. After he opened it, he passed it to her and said, “Have a

you, Toby,” she said with a smile, taking

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 your fiancée would have a split personality and try to kill me again if I accept your offer.” Right after saying that, she

distance,

so much that she had squeezed it out of shape. Is he upset because Sonia turned him down? Lowering

bottle of

replied with a

his hand at

“Toby, I’m sorry, but my legs hurt too much.

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

head. “It’s because I haven’t exercised

Toby rubbed his temples, shifted his backpack to his chest from his back, and lowered

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

carry you to the top,” he answered composedly, looking at the

“I don’t think so. It’s still a long

fine. Get

With Tina on his back, Toby started walking ahead. And soon, they caught up with Sonia and

deliberately pointed to a rock in front. “Look over there, Toby,” she said loudly. “That

heads backward in reflex and were stunned when they saw Toby walking toward them with

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