“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, he asked, “By the way,

us,” she answered

him can’t even beat two ladies in a

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

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense,

to the top was really because of

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

her 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 year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as he

to him, fanning his sweat and passing

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

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

in his eyes, she

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry

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

to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her.

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

his lips, but still moved out of the way after

Tina cried,

of tissue to her, he

answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting

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

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s direction

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

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

his head. “I don’t have one because

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

either,”

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I

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

merely looked at it,

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.

and turned

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

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