“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.

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

us,” she

two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to

the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the

I have to admit that,

it to the top was really because of

true when

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

him, fanning his

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

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

his eyes, she

have legs on you? Why do you need him to

she looked as though she was about to burst into

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

speaking up for you and you

are you going to do it?” Toby

of

cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he

she answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting wood and

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

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

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

asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

which looked very expensive, he got

she merely looked at it,

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 us will

and turned

so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with

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