“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 mountain, he asked, “By

us,” she answered

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

Tina, for sure. She must be the one

thinking, I have to admit that, in a

made it to the top was really because

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

it was a physically demanding

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

asked in concern as she

he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you

in his eyes, she

legs on you? Why do you

reddened, and she looked as though she was

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

his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered,

who

hands and said in amusement, “Hey

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s direction

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 had completed a

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

have one because I don’t smoke.

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

send someone down the mountain with the cable

he got up, walked to Sonia,

looked at it, hesitant to

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 to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again,

and turned to

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 continued, “Miss Reed, please

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