“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 asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

us,”

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long

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

I have to admit that, in a sense,

the

be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina

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 sweat and passing

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

she looked as though she was about

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

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

going to do it?” Toby asked

moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried,

of tissue to her,

she answered, nodding

who were away collecting wood

rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

him. Very quickly, he retracted

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

asked, looking at Zane and Charles

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

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

one, either,”

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice

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

merely looked at

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

brows and turned to look at

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

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