“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.

later. Looking down the mountain, he asked,

us,” she

even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

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

to admit that, in a sense,

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

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

eyes, she

have legs on you? Why do

and she looked as though she was

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

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

do it?” Toby

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death

cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were

said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your

merely glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

up the lunch which they had brought to the top.

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

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

up into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I have

which looked very expensive, he

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

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 fiancée gets jealous again, all of us

and turned to look at

“You think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous

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