“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the

us,” she

two ladies in a hike and

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

to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

still hadn’t made it to the top was

true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a

to him, fanning his sweat

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

in his eyes, she

barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t

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

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 to do

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

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

out of the way after throwing a

Tina cried, finally seeing

to

answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting

hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike,

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

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

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

either,” Rebecca and

nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do

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

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia,

at

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

and turned to

It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over

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