“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, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,” she

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is

It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,”

have to admit that, in

the top was

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

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 a person weighing around a hundred

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked

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

in his eyes, she

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

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

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

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

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

still moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally

of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered,

and three others, who were

in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It

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

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

does anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

because I don’t smoke. What about

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,”

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

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

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

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

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 Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept

knitted his brows and turned to look at Tina

I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss

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