“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, he asked, “By

us,”

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so

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

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

Toby still hadn’t made it to the

to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

he closed his eyes as he adjusted his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person

to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

Toby?” Tina asked in concern

stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

ferocity in his eyes,

you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you

as though she was about to burst into

Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now.

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

are you going to do it?”

out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried,

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

answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away

said in amusement,

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

they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone

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

don’t have one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

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

expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

at it,

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

knitted his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

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

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