“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

behind us,”

sniggered. “A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

Tina, for sure. She must be the

to admit that,

to the top was really because

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with

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

to him, fanning his sweat

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

when Tyler stood between them and

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you? Why do you need him

as though she was about to

even more, and he wanted to 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

speaking up for you and you want

are you going to do it?” Toby asked

still moved out of the way

cried, finally

to her,

she answered, nodding

others, who

in his hands and said in amusement,

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he 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 completed

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

because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

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

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

looked at it, hesitant

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

brows and turned to look at

person, Mr. Lane. 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

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