“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.

that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia,

us,”

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

sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him

her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

he placed her down, Tyler helped him to take a 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

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

you have legs on you? Why do you need

reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked

of

Tina cried,

piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered,

three others, who

Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike,

anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

bring one, either,” Rebecca

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

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

looked very expensive, he got

she merely looked at it,

he saw that she was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep

his brows and turned

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, “Miss Reed, please

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