“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.

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

us,” she

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

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

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

the top

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

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 the mountain. Even

stood next to him, fanning his

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

when Tyler stood between them and glared

eyes,

have legs on you? Why

as though she was about to burst into

her in this state frustrated Tyler 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

around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you

you going to do it?” Toby asked

his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried, finally

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered,

and three others, who were away collecting wood and

Toby and 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 been tough

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

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

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

“I don’t have one because I don’t

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,” Rebecca and

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

was quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked

looked at

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

and turned to

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

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