“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.

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

us,”

a hike and is taking

that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the

her brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

the top was really

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

seat on a rock, and he closed his eyes as he 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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

asked in

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you?

looked as though she was about to

sight of her in this state frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

speaking up for you and

going to do it?” Toby asked

his lips, but still moved out of

cried,

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry;

does anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he

pockets and smiled awkwardly.

either,” Rebecca

has a lighter. What are we

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly

looked very expensive, he got up,

looked at it,

stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of

knitted his brows and turned to

Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.”

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