“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.

hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

behind us,” she answered

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

for sure. She must be the

have to admit that,

it to the

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

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 a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all

next to him, fanning his

Tina asked in concern

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

and she looked as though she

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 Tina. Get

speaking up for you and you

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried, finally seeing

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

she answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

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

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

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

asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off

head. “I don’t have one because I

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

either,”

“So nobody has a lighter. What are

Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car

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

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

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,

turned to look at Tina behind

think of me as such a narrow-minded person, 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 continued, “Miss Reed,

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