“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.

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

us,” she answered

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

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

that, in a sense,

hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina

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

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, fanning his sweat and passing

asked in concern as

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and

eyes, she

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst

of her in this state frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her.

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

going to do it?” Toby asked

of

Tina cried,

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

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

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

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

to the top. It was getting late and everyone

and Charles while brushing her hands off after

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold

which looked very expensive, he got up,

at it, hesitant

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

and turned to

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

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