“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.

something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia,

us,”

even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

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

that, in a sense,

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

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

it was a physically demanding task to carry a person

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Tina asked

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

as though she was about to

him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry

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

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

moved his lips, but still moved out of the

cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

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

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but

Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to

at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,” Rebecca and

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we

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

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

merely looked at

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

his brows and turned to look

a smile, Tina said, “You think of 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

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