“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.

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

us,” she

a hike and

that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler

have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

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

true when Toby arrived

he 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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them

his eyes, she staggered backward and

you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you

she looked as though she was about to

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 do with

speaking up for you and you want

it?” Toby asked

of the way

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been

merely glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that,

to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they

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

because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca

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

the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

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

at it, hesitant to accept

“President Fuller, you better keep your lighter

his brows and turned to look at

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 jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed, please accept

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