“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.

down the

us,”

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

not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be

admit that,

made it to the top was really

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

to answer when Tyler stood

in his eyes, she

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

she looked as though she

now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get

spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

but still moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he

she answered,

and three others, who were away collecting

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

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

to heat up the lunch which they had brought to

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

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

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

one, either,” Rebecca and

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

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable

looked very expensive, he got

at it, hesitant to

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 fiancée gets jealous again, all

brows and turned

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

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