“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.

down the mountain, he

us,” she

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him

that,

still hadn’t made it to the

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

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 was

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you

by the ferocity in his eyes, she

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

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

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

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

his lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered,

who were

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

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

Zane 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

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

one because I don’t

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

either,” Rebecca

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

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

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

looked at it,

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 dare

brows and turned to look

a smile, Tina said, “You think of me 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

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