“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,

behind us,” she

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s really

but Tina, for sure. She must be the one

to admit that, in a sense, this guy

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the

words were soon confirmed to be true when

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 slightly as he sat

Tyler stood next to him,

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

eyes flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between

by the ferocity in his eyes,

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

she looked as though she was about to burst into

of her in this state frustrated Tyler even more, 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 nothing to do with Tina.

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to

are you going to do it?”

lips, but still moved out of the way

cried,

tissue to her, he

she answered, nodding

and three others, who

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but

the lunch which they had brought to the top. It

looking at Zane and Charles

don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

one, either,” Rebecca

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

mountain with the cable car to bring

expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia,

merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

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

and turned to look at Tina behind

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,

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