“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.

minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

us,” she

even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach

not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one

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

made it to the top was really because of

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing

to him, fanning his sweat and

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

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

by the ferocity in his eyes,

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

as though

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

“I’m speaking up for you

do it?”

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

cried,

tissue to her, he

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and

in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s direction

stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the

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

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

and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,”

has a lighter. What are we going to do

down 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 it to

she merely looked at it,

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.

his brows and turned to

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

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