“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.

down the mountain, he asked, “By the

behind us,”

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking

nonsense. It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained

to admit that, in a sense, this guy

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

to be true when Toby arrived at 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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

Tina asked in concern as

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk

looked as though she was about to burst into

off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop

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

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

his lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried,

to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered,

who were away collecting wood and stones,

rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

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

and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up

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

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,” Rebecca

lamented, “So nobody has a

someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

he got up, walked

at

look in 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

turned to look

not so petty as to

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