“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down

us,” she

ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained

have to admit that, in a sense,

it to the

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

all, it was a physically demanding

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Toby?” Tina asked in

eyes flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

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

looked as though she

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

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

going to do it?” Toby asked instead

of

cried, finally seeing

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

answered,

and three others, who were away collecting

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

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

they had brought to the top. It was

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,” Rebecca and

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

send someone down the mountain with

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

merely looked at it, hesitant to

his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We

knitted his brows and turned to look at

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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