“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

us,”

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

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

admit that, in a sense, this guy

to the top was really because of

true when

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 he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as

stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

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

in his eyes, she staggered backward and

legs on you? Why do

looked as though she was about to burst into

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who

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

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

still moved out of the way after throwing a

cried, finally

piece of tissue to her,

answered, nodding

others, who were away

rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby,

him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

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 hungry; it was time to prepare the

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

don’t have one because

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,”

“So nobody has a lighter. What are

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable

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

merely looked at it, hesitant

to Toby 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

his brows and turned

just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed,

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