“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.

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

behind us,” she answered

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

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained

that, in a sense, this guy

made it to the top was really because of

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

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

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

Toby?” Tina asked in concern

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily.

his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you

as though she

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

“I’m speaking

do it?”

lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried, finally seeing

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

she answered, nodding

who

amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here.

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting

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

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

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,” Rebecca and

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we

to send someone down the mountain with the cable

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

looked at

dimmed when he saw that she was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller,

turned

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

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