“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.

suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By

behind us,”

beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

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

admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the

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

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

asked in

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood

eyes, she staggered backward

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst into

and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get

around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for

do it?” Toby asked instead

out of the way after throwing a death stare at

cried,

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered, nodding

three others, who

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

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

up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it

does anyone have a lighter?” 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

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,”

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are

someone down the mountain with the cable car to

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got

looked at it,

he saw that she was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby 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 your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be

and turned to look at Tina behind

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

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