“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

us,” she answered

him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

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

that, in

it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

confirmed to be true when Toby

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 if he worked out all year round, he was still

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

Toby?” Tina asked

about to answer when Tyler stood between

eyes, she staggered

say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do

looked as though she was

and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now.

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

do it?” Toby asked instead

out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to

answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting

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

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

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

a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off

don’t have one because I don’t

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

one, either,” Rebecca and

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

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed

looked at

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 you. If your fiancée gets jealous again,

and turned to look at Tina

of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to

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