“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.

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

us,” she answered

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a

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

I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy

still hadn’t made it to the top was really

to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

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

him, fanning his

asked in concern as

he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

you? Why do you need him to

looked as though she was

enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally

to her, he

answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here.

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

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

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

“I don’t have one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,” Rebecca and Tyler

has a lighter. What are we going to do

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

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

she merely looked at

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

not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia

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