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?”

covering his lips as

a glance at Toby and Tina before nodding

enough, President Reed. Let’s go and stop looking at them. It hurts

and they entered

and his eyes turned solemn. Cheesy? Is that

about, Toby?” Tina asked, swaying

his eyes flashed. “Nothing. Let’s

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

but halfway through, Tyler suddenly came up with the suggestion to have

couldn’t stand his

by Sonia’s side to protect her. After all,

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

while after, Tina suddenly plopped herself on a rock,

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

a smile, taking

President Fuller. I’m afraid that your fiancée would have

walk away to a distance, he pursed his lips and

bottle tightened so much that she had squeezed it out of shape. Is he upset because

has nothing to do with you.” After he put back the bottle of water into his backpack, he looked at

replied

continue with our hike, then.” He extended his hand at her with the thought to

sat there without moving an inch. “Toby, I’m sorry, but my legs hurt too much. I don’t think I can

concern, he looked at her feet.

head. “It’s because I

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

it disappeared very quickly. Feigning confusion, she asked,

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

“I don’t think so. It’s still a long

Get on.” He

offer anymore and climbed on his back. With Tina on his back, Toby started walking ahead. And soon, they caught

a rock

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

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