“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down

behind us,”

even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must

have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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

him, fanning his sweat and

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

stood between

his eyes,

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as

broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I

speaking up

it?”

his lips, but still moved out of

Tina cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

three others, who were

down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

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

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

because I don’t smoke.

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,”

nobody has a lighter. What are we

the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

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

at it, hesitant

look 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

brows and turned to look at

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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