“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, “By the way,

us,” she

two ladies in a hike and is

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

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

Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

about to answer when Tyler stood

his eyes, she staggered backward

have legs on you? Why do

reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

saying, “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

it?” Toby asked instead with

of the way after throwing a death stare

cried,

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered,

and three others, who

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

him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s direction

stones Zane 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

Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

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

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,”

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

expensive, he got up, walked to

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

turned to look

as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as

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