“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

us,” she answered

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

She must be the one who’s slowing him

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

still hadn’t made it to the top

when Toby

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

asked in

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you?

as though she was about to burst

broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who

head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried,

of tissue to her,

she answered,

who

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

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

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

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed.

he got up, walked to Sonia, and

merely looked at it,

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 from

turned to look at Tina

think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to

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