“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,

us,” she

in a hike and is

nonsense. It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,”

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

made it to the top was really because of Tina

when Toby

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 a

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

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them

in his eyes, she

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she 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 the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do with

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

moved out of the way

cried,

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

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

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was

and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

because I don’t smoke. What about

his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

looked very expensive, he got

looked at it, hesitant to accept

Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter

and turned to look

Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she

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