“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.

Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

us,” she answered

a

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

that, in a sense, this guy really hit

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

be true when Toby arrived at the peak

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

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

Toby?” Tina asked in concern

to answer when Tyler stood between

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do

she looked as though she was

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

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

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

of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried,

a piece of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It

glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze,

to the top. It

have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

have one because I

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

up into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

with the cable car to bring a

looked very expensive, he got

merely looked at it, hesitant

Charles’ eyes dimmed when he saw that she was tempted, and he stood up, speaking 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. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be

knitted his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so

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