“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, he asked, “By the way,

us,” she answered

a hike and is taking so long to

She must be the one who’s

admit that, in a sense, this guy

the top

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

as he adjusted his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to

stood next to him, fanning

Tina asked in

answer when Tyler stood between them

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was about

enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get

to do it?”

out of the way after

cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered,

who were away collecting wood

rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must

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

to the top. It was getting late and everyone had

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

have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter.

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

he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

merely looked at it, hesitant to

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

brows and turned to look at

not so petty as to be jealous

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