“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

behind us,” she answered

beat two ladies in a hike and

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

that, in a sense, this

made it to the top was really because of

when Toby arrived

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

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

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

was about to answer when Tyler stood

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

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

to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out of the

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

to do it?” Toby

out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried,

of tissue to her, he

answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must

merely glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze,

a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top.

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

his head. “I don’t have one because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

bring one, either,”

has a lighter. What are we going

Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable

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

she merely looked at

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

brows and turned to look at Tina behind

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

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