“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.

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

us,” she answered

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike

She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on

admit that, in a

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

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 was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly

stood next to him,

Toby?” Tina asked in

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

eyes,

you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t

she looked as though she

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked

still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he

she answered,

and three others, who

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

at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted

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

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,” Rebecca and

into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

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

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

looked at it, hesitant to

to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away.

knitted his brows and turned to

person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so

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