“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

us,” she

a

but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on

thinking, I have to admit that,

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

to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if

to him, fanning his

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

stood

his eyes,

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she

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

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

to do it?”

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

cried, finally seeing

piece of tissue to

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were

his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way

Very 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

anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

one because I don’t

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

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

very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it to

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep

his brows and turned to

so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile,

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