“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.

something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he

us,” she answered

him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler

I have to admit that, in

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

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

to take a 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,

to him, fanning his sweat

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you

in his eyes,

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to

speaking up

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

of

Tina cried, finally

tissue to

she answered, nodding

and three others, who

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

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

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

lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

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

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

with the

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

at it, hesitant to accept

and he 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

and turned to look

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.” Turning to Sonia with the same

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