“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

us,” she answered

two ladies in a hike and is taking so

the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one

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

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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,

next to him, fanning his

asked in concern as she paced

Tyler stood between them and glared at

the ferocity in his eyes, she

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

looked as though she was

now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

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

cried, finally

to

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

had collected to build up 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 hike, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare the

asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

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

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

up into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

with the cable car to bring a

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked

looked at it, hesitant to accept

on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept

brows and turned to look at Tina behind

a lighter, and I’m not so petty

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