“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.

Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By

us,” she

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking

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

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

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top

to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

down, Tyler helped him to take a seat on a rock, and 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

him, fanning his sweat

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

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

in his eyes, she staggered

you want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do

as though she

broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

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

cried,

piece of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

retracted his gaze, but before that, he

had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so

looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she

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

smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

has a lighter. What are

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

merely looked at

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

his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like

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