“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down the

behind us,” she

a hike and is

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

thinking, I have to admit that, in a

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

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up

stood next to him, fanning

asked in concern as she paced

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

eyes, she staggered backward

say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was

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

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

still moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally seeing

piece of tissue to her,

answered,

and three others, who were away

his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here.

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

the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

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

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

lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

at it, hesitant

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

knitted his brows and turned to

Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same

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