“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

behind us,”

two ladies in a hike and is

It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of

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

to the top was

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

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

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

Toby?” Tina asked in concern

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

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

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.

“I’m speaking up for you and you want

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

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

Tina cried, finally

to

answered, nodding

who were

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

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

heat up the lunch which they had brought to

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he asked

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

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

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

looked at it, hesitant to

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, all

brows and turned to

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

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