“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.

few minutes later. Looking down

behind us,”

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking

It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in

still hadn’t made it to the top

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and

asked in concern

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

eyes, she

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who

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

are you going to do it?”

out of the

Tina cried,

to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered,

others, who were away

said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must

Very quickly, he retracted

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

looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off

have one because I don’t

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

either,”

Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold

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

she merely looked at

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

turned

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

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