“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 the

behind us,” she

beat two ladies in a hike and

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

that, in a sense, this guy really

the top was really because of

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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

him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Tina asked in concern as she paced

he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you? Why do you need

reddened, and she looked as though she was about

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

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

to do it?” Toby

but still moved out of the way

cried, finally

to her, he

answered,

others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been

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

they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it was time

at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly

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

merely looked at it,

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 you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be

and turned to look at Tina

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 something like this.” Turning to Sonia with

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