“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,

us,” she answered

a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s really

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of Toby

have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really

the top was really because

true when Toby arrived at the peak with

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 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

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily.

the ferocity in his eyes, she

on you? Why do you need him to carry you?

and she looked as though she

him off, saying, “That’s enough now.

speaking up for you and you want me to get out

do it?” Toby asked

out of the way after throwing a death

cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her,

answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

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

heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone

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

don’t have one because I

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,”

“So nobody has a lighter. What

down the mountain with the cable

looked very expensive, he got up, walked to

looked at it,

“President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all

turned to look at Tina

narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something

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