“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

us,”

in a hike and is taking so long to reach

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

admit that,

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina

be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

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

stood next to him,

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

eyes flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

eyes, she

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was

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.

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

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

cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her,

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

he retracted his gaze, but before that,

lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare the

at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off

because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he asked

his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

one, either,” Rebecca

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly

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

looked at it, hesitant to accept

Charles’ eyes dimmed when he 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, all of us

and turned

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

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