“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.

Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way,

behind us,” she answered

two ladies in a hike and is taking so

but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of

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

the top was really because of Tina

be true when Toby arrived at

he placed her down, Tyler helped him to take a seat on 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

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

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

in his eyes, she staggered backward

have legs on you? Why

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

of her in 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

head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

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

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a

cried,

a piece of tissue to

answered,

three others, who were

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

he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

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

at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she

have one because

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

either,”

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 car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

at it, hesitant

she was 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

brows and turned to look at

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 Reed, please

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