“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.

few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

us,” she

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

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

thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this

the

true when Toby arrived at

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

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood

eyes, she staggered backward and

have legs on you? Why

as though she was about to burst

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

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

do it?” Toby

but still moved out of the way

cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her, he

she answered,

who

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here.

he retracted his gaze, but before that,

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

and Charles while brushing

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed.

looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

merely looked at it,

up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your

his brows and turned

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

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