“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, he asked, “By

us,” she answered

man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

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

to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

to the top

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

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,

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Tina asked

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them

his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

she looked as though she was about to burst into

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her.

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

it?” Toby

of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried,

tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood and

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

up the lunch which they had brought to the top.

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she

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

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,”

“So nobody has a lighter. What are

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

very expensive, he got up,

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you.

his brows and turned to look

It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be

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