“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 the mountain, he asked, “By the

us,” she

sniggered. “A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of Toby

to admit that, in a

to the top was really because

be true when Toby arrived at the

it was a physically 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

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

Tina asked in concern as

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

in his eyes, she

you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk by

reddened, and she looked as

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

speaking

do it?” Toby asked

out of the way after throwing a death stare

cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered, nodding

three others, who were

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must

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

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

looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

have one because

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

didn’t bring one, either,”

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do

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

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

she merely looked at it,

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,

knitted his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

I’m not so petty

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