“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 mountain, he asked, “By the

us,” she

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

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

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

to the top was really because of

be true when

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

next to him, fanning his

Toby?” Tina asked in concern

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she

he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of the

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

lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried, finally

piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

who were away collecting wood

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

he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

stones Zane 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 had completed a hike,

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

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he asked

smiled awkwardly.

either,”

“So nobody has a lighter. What

mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia,

merely looked at

that 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.

turned to look

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.”

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