“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.

suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,”

two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to

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

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

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was

when Toby

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

him, fanning his sweat and passing water

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

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

have legs on you?

and she looked as though she was about to burst into

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 her. It has nothing to do with Tina.

looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you

it?” Toby asked instead

still moved out of the way after

cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood and

the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed

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

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

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

didn’t bring one, either,”

Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

merely looked at it, hesitant

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 from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be

turned to look at

Tina said, “You think 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

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