“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.

few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,”

him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike

She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of

admit that, in a sense, this guy

to the top was really because

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

Tyler helped him 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

to him, fanning his

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as

off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

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

do it?” Toby asked instead with

still moved out of the way after throwing a

cried, finally seeing

to

she answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

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

he retracted his gaze, but before that,

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 she was done

have one because I don’t smoke. What

and smiled awkwardly.

either,”

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

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

looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia,

at it,

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

and turned

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 the same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed, please

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