“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

behind us,”

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of Toby

thinking, I have to admit that, in

that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

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 deadbeat

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

asked in concern as

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

you want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you

she looked as though she was about to burst

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

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

still moved out of

cried, finally

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

answered, nodding

who were

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

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 were all hungry;

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

one because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

bring one, either,” Rebecca

has a

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

he got up,

merely looked at it, hesitant

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

brows and turned to look

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

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