“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.

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

us,” she

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

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

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

to the top was really

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the

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 if he worked out all year round, he

meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

Tina asked

eyes flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

his eyes,

legs on you? Why do you need him to

as though she was about

of 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

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

do it?” Toby asked

moved his lips, but still moved out of

cried,

of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered,

who were away collecting wood and stones,

his hands and said in amusement,

he retracted his gaze, but before

to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting

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

don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,”

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

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

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

merely looked at

was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your

his brows and turned to look at Tina

not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued,

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