“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the

behind us,” she

even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so

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

admit that,

made it to the top was really

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

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 all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as he sat

to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

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

ferocity in his eyes,

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

reddened, and she looked as

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.

speaking up for you and you want me to get out of the

do it?” Toby asked instead

his lips, but still moved out of the

cried,

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered,

others, who were away collecting wood and

the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you

Very quickly, he retracted his

Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles

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

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

merely looked at

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

and turned

“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

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