“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.

later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,” she

sniggered. “A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

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

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

made it to the

be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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 all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

asked in concern as she

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead

moved his lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried, finally

tissue to

she answered,

who were away

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

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

stones Zane had collected to build up a stove, Sonia 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;

and Charles

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about

his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

one, either,”

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

at

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

and turned to

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 like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she

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