“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.

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

behind us,” she

even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

sure. She must be the

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby

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 as he

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

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

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

eyes,

want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why

and she looked as though she was about to burst

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

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead

but still moved out of

Tina cried, finally seeing

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

she answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting wood

and 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

merely glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

bring one, either,”

has a lighter. What are we going to do about

Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

looked at it, hesitant to

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 gets jealous again,

his brows and turned to look

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

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