“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, Sonia, where’s

behind us,” she answered

a hike and is taking so

my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on

that, in a sense, this guy

it to the top was really because

be true when Toby arrived at the peak

to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

in his eyes, she staggered backward

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

and she looked as though she was about to

more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one

“I’m speaking up for you and you want me to

it?” Toby

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

cried,

to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered, nodding

three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

and said in amusement, “Hey Toby,

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted

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 they

at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

have one because

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

bring one, either,”

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

with the cable car to

expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

merely looked at it, hesitant to

Charles’ eyes 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 lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets

and turned

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

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