“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,

us,”

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

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

I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy

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

true when Toby arrived at

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Tina asked

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

by the ferocity in his eyes, she

want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk

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

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

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

cried, finally

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

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who

his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your

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

Zane 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 they were all

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

his head. “I don’t have one because

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,”

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

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

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

looked at

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

turned to look at Tina

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

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