“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.

down the mountain, he

us,” she answered

two ladies in a

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

I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

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

when Toby arrived at the peak

it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain.

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

Tina asked

when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

in his eyes, she staggered backward and

do you want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why

she looked as though she was about to

broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was

speaking up for you and you want me to get out

are you going to do it?”

of the way

Tina cried, finally

to

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

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

at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted

the stones Zane had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were

Zane and Charles while

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

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

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia,

she merely looked at it,

“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 us will be

brows and turned to look at Tina behind

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

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