“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.

down

us,” she

him can’t even beat two ladies in a

the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

to the

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

he placed her 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

to him, fanning his sweat and

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

eyes, she staggered backward

you? Why do you need him

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get

Tyler spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you

to do it?”

his lips, but still moved out of the

cried, finally

to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were

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

him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone

Zane and Charles while brushing her

have one because I don’t smoke.

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

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

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked

looked at it, hesitant

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

turned to

Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.”

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