“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia,

us,” she

him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach

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

admit that,

the top was really because of Tina dragging

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

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

to him, fanning his sweat and passing

Toby?” Tina asked

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

in his eyes, she staggered

Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t

looked as though she was

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. Get out of

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

to do it?” Toby

out of the way after throwing

Tina cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

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

to the top. It

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

have one because I don’t smoke.

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

up into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

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

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

she merely looked at

tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you

his brows and turned to

as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty

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