“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 the way, Sonia, where’s

us,”

like 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 him down,” Tyler

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

to the top was really because of Tina dragging

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

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 deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as

to him, fanning

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

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

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 her. It has nothing

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

it?” Toby asked

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

Tina cried, finally

to her,

answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been tough on

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

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

lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

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

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,”

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

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

she merely looked at it, hesitant

“President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be

turned to

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

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