“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 the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia,

us,” she answered

two ladies in a hike and

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

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

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

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

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

Toby?” Tina asked

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst into

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

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked

but still moved out of the

cried, finally seeing

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

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

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

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

Zane had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone

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

head. “I don’t have one because I

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

didn’t bring one, either,”

Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

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 have

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

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t

brows and turned to

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

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