“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

us,” she

even beat two ladies in a hike

my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one

to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the

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

next to him, fanning

asked in concern as

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why

she looked as though she was about to

now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for

do it?” Toby asked

but still moved out of the way

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were

and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must

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

had brought to the top.

looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done

his head. “I don’t have one because I

smiled awkwardly.

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

nobody has a lighter. What are we going

someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

looked at it, hesitant to accept

look 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

brows and turned to look at Tina behind

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

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