“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.

Looking down the mountain,

behind us,” she answered

ladies in a hike and is

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

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

it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

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 task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked

stood next to him, fanning his sweat and

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

about to answer when Tyler stood between them

the ferocity in his eyes, she

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

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

sight of her in this state frustrated Tyler 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 to carry her. It has nothing

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

to do it?” Toby asked

but still moved out of

cried, finally

to

answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

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

him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry;

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

because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he

awkwardly. “Sorry, I

one, either,” Rebecca and

lamented, “So nobody has

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

he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed

merely looked at

he saw that she was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better

and turned to look at

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

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