“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.

later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By

behind us,”

in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler

admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

when Toby arrived at the

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.

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

asked in concern as she

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and

his eyes, she staggered backward and

have legs on you? Why do

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

frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing

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

it?” Toby

still moved out of

Tina cried, finally

tissue to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting

placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

stove, Sonia 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

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles

don’t have one because I don’t smoke.

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,” Rebecca

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

and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

looked at it, hesitant to

on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter

turned

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,

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