“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.

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

us,”

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

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

have to admit that, in

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the

demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as he sat

stood next to him,

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

to answer when Tyler stood

his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though

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

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

you going to do it?” Toby

still moved out of the way after

cried,

of tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting wood and

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

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

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

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

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

his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

either,”

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

to send someone down the mountain with the cable car

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

at it, hesitant to

look 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 dare to accept

his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

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 over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with

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