“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.

down the mountain, he asked, “By the

us,” she answered

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a

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

that, in a sense, this guy really

hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

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 a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was

him, fanning his sweat and passing

Tina asked

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between

ferocity in his eyes, she

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted

“I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing

Tina cried, finally

piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered,

others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you

he retracted his gaze, but before that,

to the top. It was getting late and everyone had

Zane and Charles while brushing her

don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

smiled awkwardly.

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we

with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

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

at it,

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

his brows and turned to look at

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

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