“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.

later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the

behind us,” she answered

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

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

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

down, Tyler helped him 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

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

eyes, she staggered backward and

you have legs on you? Why

looked as though

sight of 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

around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

but still moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally

tissue to her,

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away

small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally

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

the lunch which they had brought to the top. It

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

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about

pockets and smiled awkwardly.

bring one, either,” Rebecca

has a

was 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

expensive, he got up, walked to

she merely looked at it,

and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter

and turned

just a lighter, and I’m not so petty

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