“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down

us,” she

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike

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

admit that, in a sense, this guy

made it to the top was really

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby

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 weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and

him,

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

his eyes, she staggered

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst into

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

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

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

moved out of the way

cried,

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered,

others, who were away collecting

amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your

him. Very quickly, he retracted his

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

anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while

one because

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,”

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

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

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

she merely looked at

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

turned to

I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia

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