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?”

She’s even covering his lips as if they’re in a soap opera. I’m getting goosebumps from watching them.

turned back and stole a glance at Toby and Tina before

President Reed. Let’s go and stop looking at them.

and they entered the hiking

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

you thinking about, Toby?” Tina asked, swaying his

thoughts, and his eyes

want to hike together with them, both

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

up with the suggestion, he even threw a provocative look at Charles, who couldn’t stand his arrogance and

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

that, the three men started off together in a run, leaving behind Sonia, Rebecca, Toby, and Tina to

plopped herself on

as well and took out a bottle of water from his backpack. After he opened

said with a smile,

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 pulled Rebecca and

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

squeezed it out of shape. Is he upset because Sonia turned him down? Lowering her eyes and hiding the menacing look in them, she apologized meekly, “I’m sorry, Toby. It’s all because of me that

to do with you.” After he put back the bottle of water into his backpack, he

she replied with a

his hand at her

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

Knitting his brows in concern, he looked

answered, shaking her head. “It’s because I haven’t exercised for

shifted his backpack to his chest

across her eyes, but it disappeared

you to the top,” he answered composedly,

hands, she said, “I don’t think so. It’s still a long way before we

Get on.” He

time, Tina didn’t turn down his offer anymore and climbed on his back. With Tina on his back, Toby started

little and deliberately pointed to a rock in front. “Look over there, Toby,” she

spun their heads backward in reflex and were stunned when they

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