“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he

us,” she

sniggered. “A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and

must be the one

admit that, in

to the top was really because of Tina

true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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

next to him, fanning his sweat and

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

stood between them and glared

by the ferocity in his eyes,

you? Why do you need him to

looked as though she was about to burst into

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

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

going to do it?” Toby asked

his lips, but still moved out of the way after

cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

who were away collecting

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

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was

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

don’t have one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca

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

with

expensive, he got up, walked

at it,

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

his brows and turned to look

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255