“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.

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

us,”

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

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

admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

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

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 year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was

stood next to him,

Tina asked in

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and

his eyes,

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

and she looked as though she

broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out of

around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

moved out of the

cried, finally

to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

three others, who were away

amusement, “Hey Toby, you

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

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

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

“I don’t have one because I don’t

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,” Rebecca

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we

Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I have

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

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter

and turned to look

“You 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 continued, “Miss

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