“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,

us,”

ladies in a hike and is

It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

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,

to him, fanning his sweat and passing

Toby?” Tina asked in

to answer when Tyler stood between them and

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry

as though

in this state frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

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

to do it?” Toby asked

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting

hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally

he retracted his gaze,

the stones Zane had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It

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

have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he asked

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

either,” Rebecca

nobody has a lighter. What are we

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

looked very expensive, he

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter

turned to look at Tina

person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like

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