“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.

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

behind us,” she answered

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

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be

that, in a sense, this guy

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

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

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 still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly

Tyler stood next to him, fanning

asked in concern as

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry

looked as

off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop

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

it?” Toby asked instead

of the way after throwing a

cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must

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

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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

his head. “I don’t have one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca and

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

with the cable

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

merely looked at it, hesitant to

“President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets

knitted his brows and turned

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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