“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.

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

behind us,” she

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

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf

to admit that, in a sense, this guy really

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

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry

him, fanning his sweat and passing

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need

and she looked as though she was about to burst

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

speaking up for you and

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

out of

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who

rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made

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

had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone

lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

one, either,” Rebecca

nobody has a lighter. What are we

mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s

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

merely looked at it,

smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from

his brows and turned to look at

so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia

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