“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.

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

behind us,” she

two ladies in a

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 of Toby

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

that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top

when Toby arrived at the peak with

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 was still deadbeat tired

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

asked in concern as she

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

his eyes,

legs on you? Why do you

and she looked as though she

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

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up

are you going to do it?” Toby asked

out of the way

Tina cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

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

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

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

lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing

his head. “I don’t have one because

awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

mountain with the

expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

merely looked at it, hesitant to

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

his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss

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