“It’s not that long. About half an hour,” Charles answered, taking out his handkerchief and wiping away her sweat in concern.

Blinking in surprise, she asked, “Half an hour? I thought you guys reached way earlier than that.”

 

“Uh…” he uttered and chuckled awkwardly. “Well, we could have reached the top very early at first, but it’s all Tyler’s fault. He went on the wrong path. So—”

“What do you mean it’s my fault?” Tyler argued in a huff. He had just walked over and overheard Charles speaking badly about himself. “You’re the one who resorted to dirty tricks and pointed out the wrong way to me because you couldn’t beat me in speed.”

Snorting smugly, Charles said, “Even if I tricked you and pointed out the wrong path to you, you still went on it anyway. Just how dumb are you?”

“You!” Tyler hissed, holding his fist angrily.

 

Holding her forehead, Sonia interrupted, “That’s enough, both of you. Stop arguing. You’re giving me a headache.”

“I’ll massage you, darling. You’ll feel better after that.” Charles paced behind her and rubbed her temples as he spoke.

 

Seeing the situation, Tyler mumbled, “Bootlicker.”

Hearing him, Charles replied in an equally hushed voice, “Some people aren’t even fit to be a bootlicker.”

The edge of Sonia’s lips twitched, and she was speechless at the sight of an adult and a teenager arguing like children. “If both of you are going to continue fighting, then get away from me and let me have some silence by myself.”

“No more fighting. We’re not fighting anymore, darling,” Charles assured hurriedly.

Tyler nodded as well, indicating that he wouldn’t argue anymore. Indeed, both of them held on to their words and quieted down, and Sonia was finally able to have some peace.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s

behind us,”

beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

the top was really

to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with

adjusted his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and

stood next to him, fanning

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

Tyler stood between

in his eyes,

barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst

broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

others, who were

down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up

at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,”

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

to send someone down the mountain with

very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it to

looked at

Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to

brows and turned to look at Tina behind

so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued,

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