“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.

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

us,” she

in a

It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler

to admit that,

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

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

him, fanning

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

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

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was about

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.

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

do it?”

of the way after throwing

Tina cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting wood

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

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze,

to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was

at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

one, either,” Rebecca and

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

quiet, 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.

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

at

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

and turned to look at Tina

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, she continued, “Miss Reed,

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