“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.

Looking down

us,”

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

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

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

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

to be true when Toby arrived at the

demanding task to carry a person weighing

him, fanning

asked in

answer when Tyler stood between them and

ferocity in his eyes,

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

she looked as though she

continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It

speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

are you going to do it?” Toby asked

out of the way after throwing

cried,

to

she answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting

the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby,

retracted his

up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare the

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are

down the mountain with the cable car to bring a

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

at it, hesitant to

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

and turned

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 Sonia

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