“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

us,”

a hike and is taking so long to reach the

for sure. She must be the one who’s

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina

true when Toby arrived at

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Tina asked in concern as she paced

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

his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

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

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

“I’m speaking up for you and you

do it?”

lips, but still moved out of the way after

Tina cried,

piece of tissue to her, he

she answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who

hands and said in amusement,

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

the lunch 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 the

lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

because I don’t smoke. What about

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,” Rebecca

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

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

he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed

looked at

was tempted, and he 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

and turned

smile, 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 Sonia with the same

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