“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

us,” she answered

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach

but Tina, for sure. She must be the

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

to the top was really because of Tina

when Toby arrived at the

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

next to him, fanning his

asked in concern as she

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

by the ferocity in his eyes,

do you want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why

she looked as though

continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one

Tyler spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want

do it?” Toby asked instead with

still moved out of the way

cried,

piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered,

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

hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made

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

had 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 hike, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was

don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia,

merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your

and turned to look at

lighter, and I’m not so

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