“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.

suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

behind us,” she answered

two ladies in a hike and is taking

sure. She must be the

that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

made it to the top was

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

down, Tyler helped him to take a seat on a 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

stood next to him, fanning his sweat and

asked in concern

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

eyes, she staggered

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

as though

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 nothing

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

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

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way

cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her,

answered,

who were away collecting wood and

amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way

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

heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was

Charles while brushing her hands off after she was

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

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

has a lighter. What are we going to

while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

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

merely looked at it, hesitant to

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

and turned to look at Tina behind

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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