“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.

down the

us,”

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s really

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

that, in a sense,

the

true when Toby arrived at the peak

closed his eyes as he adjusted his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task

to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

asked in concern

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

as though she was about to burst into

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

around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

it?” Toby asked instead

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing

Tina cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were

in amusement, “Hey Toby,

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

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, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare the

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

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

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice

he got up,

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

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 us will

knitted his brows and turned to look at

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

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