“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.

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

behind us,” she

in a hike and is taking so long to

the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of

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

hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with

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

him, fanning his sweat and passing

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

about to answer when Tyler stood between

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst

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

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

are you going to do it?” Toby asked

of the way after throwing a death stare at

cried, finally seeing

piece of tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting

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

retracted his

stones Zane had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

down the mountain with the cable car

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

looked at it,

he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep

and turned to

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

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