“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,

behind us,”

beat two ladies in a hike and is

problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one

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

to the top was really because of Tina

to be true when Toby arrived at 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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

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

in his eyes,

legs on you? Why

as though she was about to

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 do with Tina.

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

are you going to do it?” Toby

but still moved out of the way after

Tina cried, finally

to her, he cooed,

she answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting

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

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

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

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

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

either,” Rebecca

“So nobody has a lighter. What

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

he got up, walked to Sonia,

looked at it,

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

and turned to look

Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the

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