“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.

something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By

us,” she

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

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

to admit that, in

the top was really

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if

him, fanning his sweat

Tina asked in

when Tyler stood between

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

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

she looked as though she was about

her in this state frustrated Tyler even more, and 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 Tina. Get out of

speaking up for

to do it?” Toby asked instead with

out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered, nodding

who

and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike,

Charles while brushing

head. “I don’t have one because I

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

one, either,” Rebecca

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

with the cable car to bring a

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

at it, hesitant to

stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t

knitted his brows and turned to

a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty

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