“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.

minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked,

behind us,”

in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing

have to admit that,

to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

be true when Toby arrived at

a 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 out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly

next to him, fanning his sweat and

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

on you? Why do you need

and she looked as

enough now. Stop lecturing her.

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

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

out of

cried,

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were

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

he retracted his gaze, but before

had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly.

either,” Rebecca and

has a lighter. What are we going to

to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to

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

merely looked at it,

Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to

his brows and turned to look at

It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something

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