“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.

minutes later. Looking down the

behind us,”

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so

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

thinking, I have to admit that, in

made it to the top was really because

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

Tina asked in concern as she paced

when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need

as though she was about to burst

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 to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out of the

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

do it?” Toby asked

moved out of the

cried,

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

and three others, who

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up

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

up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

down the mountain with the

very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

looked at it,

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 will be

and turned to look at

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

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