“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 answered

beat two ladies in a hike and is taking

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of Toby

admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

the top was really because of

to be true when

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 slightly

him,

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

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

in his eyes, she staggered

legs on you? Why

she looked as

Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

Tyler spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

are you going to do it?” Toby

still moved out of the way

Tina cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

others, who were away

and said in amusement,

retracted his gaze, but before that, he

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,

Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done

have one because I

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

one, either,” Rebecca and

lamented, “So nobody has a

with the cable car to bring

expensive, he got up, walked

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

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 you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of

and turned to look at

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

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