“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.

down the mountain,

behind us,” she answered

two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s

I have to admit that, in a sense, this

it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

when Toby arrived at the

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

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked

stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

the ferocity in his eyes, she

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as

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

“I’m speaking up for you and you

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

of the way after throwing

cried,

a piece of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who

said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been tough

glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

had brought to the

Charles while brushing her hands off after she was

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

either,” Rebecca and

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

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

very expensive, he got up, walked to

at it,

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

and turned to

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

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