“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, he asked, “By

us,” she answered

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense,

it to the top

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

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

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

asked in

Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

the ferocity in his eyes,

you want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk by

and she looked as

saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out of the

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead

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

cried,

to her,

answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here.

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top.

and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

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

very expensive, he got

she merely looked at it, hesitant

on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be in

his brows and turned to look at

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

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