“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.

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

us,” she

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

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

to admit that, in a

it to the top

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

placed her down, Tyler helped him 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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

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

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

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.

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

are you going to do it?” Toby asked

of

cried, finally seeing

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

she answered,

who were away collecting wood and stones,

rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were

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

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

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

either,” Rebecca

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

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

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

merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare

knitted his brows and turned to look

“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

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