“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.

minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the

behind us,” she

ladies in a hike and is taking

not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on

have to admit that, in

hadn’t made it to the

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round,

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

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

stood between them and glared at

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

as though she was about to burst

sight 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

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

you going to do it?” Toby asked

but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried,

of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

who were away collecting

hands and said in amusement, “Hey

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

they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were

Charles

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

and smiled awkwardly.

either,”

“So nobody has a

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold

expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

looked at it, hesitant

in Charles’ eyes dimmed when he saw that she was tempted, 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

and turned to look

such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be

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