“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

behind us,”

ladies in a hike

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

that, in

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because

true when Toby arrived at

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

stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood

by the ferocity in his eyes,

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was

state frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get

are you going to do it?”

lips, but still moved out of the way after

Tina cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

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

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

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

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

one because I don’t smoke. What about

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

bring one, either,” Rebecca

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

the mountain with the cable car to

which looked very expensive, he got

looked at

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

his brows and turned

a smile, 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.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed, please

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