“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.

Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way,

behind us,”

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

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

admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

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

him to take 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 hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly

him, fanning his sweat and

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

when Tyler stood

in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

and she looked as though

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the

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

to do it?” Toby

still moved out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried,

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered,

who were away collecting wood

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

quickly, he retracted his gaze,

lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were

Charles

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

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

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

“So nobody has a lighter. What are

with

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

at it,

eyes dimmed when he saw that she 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

knitted his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued,

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