“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he

us,” she

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

my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing

that, in a sense,

hadn’t made it to the top was

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

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 mountain. Even if he worked out all

to him, fanning his sweat and passing

Tina asked in concern

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

by the ferocity in his eyes, she

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as

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. It

speaking up for you and you want me to get

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were

in amusement, “Hey

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

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 had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare the

anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

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

smiled awkwardly.

one, either,”

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

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

which looked very expensive, he

she merely looked at it, hesitant

stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t

his brows and turned to look at Tina

think 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 the same smile, she

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