“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.

later. Looking down the mountain,

us,” she

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to

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

thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense,

it to the

when Toby arrived at the peak with

all, it was a physically demanding

him, fanning his sweat

Toby?” Tina asked in concern

Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

she looked as though she was

saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

to do it?” Toby

but still moved out of the way after

Tina cried, finally

of tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

who were away collecting wood and stones,

in amusement,

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

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

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

shook his head. “I don’t have one because

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

bring one, either,” Rebecca

nobody has a

the mountain with

looked very expensive, he

merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

dimmed when 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

turned to look at 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 as to

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