“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 answered

in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

must be the one who’s

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

made it to the top was really because of Tina

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

answer when Tyler stood between

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one

looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting wood and

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

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

was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the

looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

shook his head. “I don’t have one because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

someone down the mountain with the cable

he got up, walked to Sonia,

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

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

turned to look at Tina behind

narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be

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