“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.

few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

us,” she

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

must

to admit that, in a

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

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby

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

him,

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

his eyes,

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

as though she

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

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked

out of the way after throwing a

Tina cried,

to her, he

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away

Toby and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

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

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 the

and Charles while brushing her hands

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

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,”

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are

with the cable car to bring a

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

merely looked at it, hesitant to

his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your

brows 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

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