“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.

down the mountain, he asked,

behind us,”

beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

sure. She must be the one who’s

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task

next to him, fanning his

Tina asked in concern

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

as

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 with Tina. Get out of the

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead

lips, but still moved out of

cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting

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

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

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

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

“I don’t have one because I

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

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

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

at it,

in Charles’ eyes dimmed when 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

brows and turned to look at

as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as

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