“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.

few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked,

us,”

two ladies in a hike and

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

I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

still hadn’t made it to the top was

confirmed to be true when Toby

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

stood next to him, fanning

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

Tyler stood between them and

eyes, she staggered backward

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

reddened, and she looked as though

him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me

going to do it?” Toby asked instead

out of the way

cried,

to her, he

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who

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

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

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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done

have one because I don’t smoke. What about

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

one, either,” Rebecca

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

send someone down the mountain with

lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

looked at it, hesitant

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

knitted his brows and turned to look at Tina

a smile, Tina said, “You think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty

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