“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, he asked, “By the way,

us,”

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike

but Tina, for sure. She must

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in

that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top

true when Toby arrived at

it was a physically demanding task to

to him, fanning his sweat and

asked

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

eyes, she staggered backward and

Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you?

she looked as though she was about to burst

now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

others, who

amusement,

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

a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to

looking at Zane and Charles while

one because I don’t smoke.

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

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

with the cable car to bring a lighter,

very expensive, he got up, walked to

at it, hesitant to accept

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 anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be

his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed, please

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