“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.

hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked,

behind us,” she

man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is

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

brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

to be true when

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you

as though she was

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to

Tyler spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

do it?” Toby asked

out of the

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her, he

she answered, nodding

others, who were

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

retracted his gaze, but

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

Charles while brushing her hands

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

either,”

nobody has a lighter. What are

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

he got up,

she merely looked at

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 dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again,

turned to look at Tina

me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to

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