“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 asked,

behind us,”

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and

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

that,

hadn’t made it to the top was really because

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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

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

Tina asked in concern

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

and she looked as though she

him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing

his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of the

it?” Toby

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing

cried,

to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were

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

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

up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a

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

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

and smiled awkwardly.

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

“So nobody has

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

she merely looked at it, hesitant

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

and turned to look at Tina

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

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