“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.

something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked,

us,” she

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

nonsense. It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

to the top was really because of Tina dragging

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

demanding task to carry a person

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

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

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

looked as though she was about to

off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I

“I’m speaking up for you and you want

going to do it?” Toby asked

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

cried, finally seeing

piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting wood and

in amusement, “Hey

he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s direction

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 hike, so they were all hungry; it

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

have one because I don’t smoke.

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

bring one, either,”

nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

was quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car

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

merely looked at it, hesitant

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

knitted his brows and turned to

so petty as to be

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