“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

us,” she

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach

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

brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

hadn’t made it to the top was

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred

him, fanning

Tina asked in concern as

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need

she looked as though she was about

now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who

head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and

going to do it?”

moved out of the way

cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his

preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was

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

have one because I don’t smoke. What

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

bring one, either,” Rebecca

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

with the cable car to bring

expensive, he got up, walked to

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare

brows and turned to look

I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile,

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