“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked,

us,”

in a hike and is

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

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

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was

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

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,

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and

Tina asked in concern as

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

eyes, she staggered

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

and she looked as though she

now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get out

around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

it?” Toby asked instead with

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

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered,

others, who were away collecting wood

down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been tough on

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

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

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

his head. “I don’t have one because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we

someone down the mountain with the cable car to

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

she merely looked at

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

knitted his brows and turned to look at

smile, Tina said, “You think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.”

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