“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.

minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia,

us,” she

a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler

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

to the top was really because of Tina

true when

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

Tina asked in

Tyler stood between them and glared

his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you

eyes reddened, and she looked as though

this state frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out of

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and

you going to do it?”

moved out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried, finally seeing

piece of tissue to

she answered,

others, who were away collecting

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally

retracted his

up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late

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

because I don’t smoke. What

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,” Rebecca and

“So nobody has a

was quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it to

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

and turned to look

not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile,

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