“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.

Looking down the

behind us,” she

ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach

the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of

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

to the top

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

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

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

you? Why do you need him to carry you?

looked as though she was about to burst into

wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to

do it?” Toby asked

still moved out of the way

Tina cried, finally seeing

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

answered,

three others, who were away collecting

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

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

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

anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting

“I don’t have one because I don’t

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,”

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

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

lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

smile on his face. “President Fuller,

turned to look at

lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same

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