“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.

hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the

us,” she answered

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a

not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf

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

to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

true when Toby arrived at the peak with

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

him, fanning his

asked in

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was

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

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

of the way after

Tina cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her, he

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and

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

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but

to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike,

Charles while brushing her hands off

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

and smiled awkwardly.

didn’t bring one, either,”

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

he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

merely looked at it, hesitant to

look in Charles’ eyes dimmed when 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

and turned to look

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

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