“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.

suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

us,”

a hike and is taking so long to

the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s

have to admit that,

it to the top was really because

true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

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 sat

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

asked in concern as

stood between them and glared

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was

Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want

to do it?” Toby

lips, but still moved out of

cried,

to her,

she answered,

three others, who

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

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before

up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they

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

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

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

very expensive, he got up, walked

looked at it, hesitant to

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

his brows and turned to look at Tina

Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so

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