“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 the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,” she

in a hike and is taking so long to

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this

it to the top was really because of Tina

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

Tina asked in concern as she paced

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

in his eyes,

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

and she looked as though

enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing

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

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

but still moved out of the way after throwing a

cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood

the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up

he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up

head. “I don’t have one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

has a lighter. What are we going to do

someone down the mountain with the

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

she merely looked at it,

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 to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will

turned to look at Tina behind

not so petty as to

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