“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.

later. Looking down the mountain, he

behind us,” she answered

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking

sure. She must

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

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top

to be true when

a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds

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

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

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

by the ferocity in his eyes, she

you have legs on you? Why do

and 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

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

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing

Tina cried,

of tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

who were

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

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in

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 all hungry; it was

asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

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

bring one, either,” Rebecca

“So nobody has a lighter. What

with the cable car to bring a

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

at it, hesitant

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. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us

knitted his brows and turned to look at

not so petty as to

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