“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.

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

us,”

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

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

admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

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

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby

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,

to him, fanning his sweat and

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

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 has nothing to

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

are you going to do it?”

but still moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally seeing

tissue to

answered, nodding

who were away collecting wood and

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

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

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

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

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

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

one, either,” Rebecca

nobody has a

send someone down the mountain with

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

at

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

his brows and turned to look at Tina

Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so

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