“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the

behind us,” she answered

in a hike and is taking so

nonsense. It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf

admit that, in a

the top was really because of

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

helped 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

next to him, fanning his

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

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

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you?

she looked as though she was about

her in this state frustrated Tyler 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 her. It has nothing to

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of the

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

but still moved out of the way

cried,

piece of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

who were away collecting

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

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

to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top.

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?”

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

either,” Rebecca and

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we

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

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

looked at it, hesitant

stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept

and turned to look at

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

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