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?”

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

at Toby and

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

and they entered

his eyes turned solemn. Cheesy?

are you thinking about, Toby?” Tina

his thoughts, and his

both of them entered the hiking entrance as well. Since everyone else didn’t want to hike

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

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

by Charles to stay by Sonia’s side to

in a run, leaving behind Sonia, Rebecca, Toby, and Tina

little while after, Tina suddenly plopped herself on a rock, panting heavily.

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

said with a smile, taking the

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

Toby watched her walk away to a distance, he pursed his lips

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

bottle of water into his backpack, he looked

replied with a

hike, then.” He extended his hand

sorry, but my legs hurt too

his brows in concern, he looked at her feet.

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

shifted his backpack to his chest from his back, and lowered himself with

disappeared very quickly. Feigning confusion, she asked, “What

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

think so. It’s still

Get on.”

his back. With Tina on

pointed to a rock

Sonia and Rebecca spun their heads backward in reflex and were stunned when they saw Toby walking

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