“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he

us,” she answered

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

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained

that, in a sense, this guy really hit

the top was really because of Tina dragging

when Toby arrived at

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

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

eyes, she staggered backward

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

as though she was about to burst

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 the

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and

to do it?” Toby asked

his lips, but still moved out of

cried, finally

to her, he

answered,

who were away collecting

rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze,

the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all

lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

have one because I

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

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

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

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

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

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

knitted his brows and turned

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 accept

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