“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.

hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down

behind us,” she answered

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

She must be the one who’s slowing him

her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a

made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

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

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked

Tyler stood between them and

his eyes, she staggered backward

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

and she looked as though she was

saying, “That’s enough now. Stop

looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

do it?” Toby asked instead

out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby,

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

they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it was time

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles

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

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

“So nobody has a lighter. What

was quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

merely looked at

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 anything from you. If your

knitted his brows and turned

a smile, Tina said, “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

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