“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.

Looking down the

behind us,”

in a hike and

She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained

raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

were soon confirmed to be true when

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

him,

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

to answer when Tyler stood

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward

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

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as

when Toby 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 Tina. Get out of

looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way

Tina cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her, he

she answered,

three others, who were away collecting

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

glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his

which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry;

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

because I don’t

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

either,” Rebecca and

up into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

expensive, he got up, walked

she merely looked at

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

turned to look

me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to

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