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?”

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

at Toby and Tina

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

and they entered the hiking

Toby overheard their conversation, and his eyes turned solemn. Cheesy? Is

you thinking about, Toby?” Tina asked, swaying

his thoughts, and his

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

of them were hiking slowly together, but halfway through, Tyler suddenly came up with the suggestion to have a competition to see

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

Sonia’s side to protect her. After all, he was worried if Sonia had to hike together with

started off together in a run, leaving

while after, Tina suddenly plopped herself on a rock, panting heavily. “Toby, I’m so

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

Toby,” she said with a

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

walk away to a distance, he pursed his lips and retracted

Is he upset because Sonia turned him down? Lowering her eyes and hiding the menacing look in

the bottle of

replied

then.” He extended his hand at her with the thought to pull

but my legs hurt too

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

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

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

but it disappeared very quickly.

to the top,” he answered composedly, looking at the mountain ahead of

she said, “I don’t think so. It’s

fine. Get on.” He

Tina didn’t turn down his offer anymore and climbed on his back. With Tina on his back, Toby started walking ahead. And soon, they caught up with

around a little and deliberately pointed to a rock in front. “Look

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

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