“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.

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

behind us,” she

in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler

that, in a sense,

still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

when Toby arrived at the peak

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

ferocity in his eyes,

have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk by

she looked as though she was about to

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina.

speaking up for you and you want me to get out of the

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead

lips, but still moved out of the

cried,

piece of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

who were away collecting wood and

placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been tough

glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the

at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are

while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

expensive, he got up, walked

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

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

his brows and turned

smile, Tina said, “You think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.”

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