“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.

something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,”

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

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 on behalf of Toby

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in

made it to the top was really because of Tina

be true when Toby

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

to him, fanning his sweat and passing

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

his eyes, she staggered

you? Why do you

and she looked as though she was about to burst

sight 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. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out of the

speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

it?” Toby asked

lips, but still moved out of the way

Tina cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

who were away collecting wood and

in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby,

he retracted his

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 they were all hungry; it was time

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles

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

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,” Rebecca and

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

Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a

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

looked at it, hesitant to accept

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

knitted his brows and turned to look at

I’m not so petty as

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