“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down

behind us,” she

ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

must be the one

to admit that, in a sense, this

the top was

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

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

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked

stood

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

looked as though she was about to

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

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

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing

cried,

tissue to

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away

said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally

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

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

anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable

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

merely looked at it, hesitant

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

his brows and turned to look at Tina

and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like

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