“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

behind us,” she answered

ladies in a hike and is taking

It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

I have to admit that, in a sense, this

hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

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

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between

his eyes,

legs on you? Why do you

eyes 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

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for

going to do it?” Toby

still moved out of

Tina cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby,

at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was

because I don’t smoke.

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

either,” Rebecca

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

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

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it to

she merely looked at it,

when he saw 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 anything from

and turned to look at Tina

a smile, Tina said, “You think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be

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