“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

us,”

beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of Toby

to admit that, in a sense, this guy really

the top was really because of Tina

to be true when

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 was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as he

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

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

eyes, she staggered backward and

you?

eyes reddened, and she 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 her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to

speaking up for you and you

are you going to do it?” Toby asked

but still moved out of

cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he

she answered,

others, who were

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

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

they had brought to the top. It was getting late and

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting

have one because I don’t smoke. What about

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

either,”

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

she merely looked at it,

he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you

turned to look

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

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