“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.

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

us,”

ladies in a hike and is taking so long

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

that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

still hadn’t made it to the top was

true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

it was a physically demanding task to

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

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you

eyes, she

you? Why do you need him to

eyes reddened, and she looked as

wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

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

cried, finally seeing

to her,

answered,

who were away collecting wood

placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in

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

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

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

awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,”

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s

he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed

merely looked at it, hesitant

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

and turned to look at Tina behind

said, “You think 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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