“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,

us,” she

two ladies in a hike and

that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really

still hadn’t made it to the

be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

her down, Tyler helped him to take a seat on 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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

to answer when Tyler stood

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

have legs on you? Why do you

reddened, and she looked as though

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

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

to do it?”

moved out of the way after throwing a

cried, finally

piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered,

three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

amusement, “Hey Toby,

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off

don’t have one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

saw that she was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep

brows and turned

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

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