“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,

us,” she answered

ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s really

She must be the

have to admit that, in

it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the

all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing

him, fanning his sweat and passing water

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

when Tyler stood between them and glared

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

as though she was about to burst

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

speaking up for you and you want me to get out

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

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

cried,

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and

and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your

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

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 was time to prepare the

does anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

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

to send someone down the mountain with the

very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed

merely looked at it,

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

his brows and turned to

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 be jealous over something like this.”

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