“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 mountain, he asked, “By

behind us,” she

man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf

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

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

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived

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

him, fanning his sweat and

asked in concern

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

in his eyes, she

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

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

speaking up for

do it?” Toby

out of the

cried,

to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered,

others, who were away collecting wood and

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

him. Very quickly, he retracted

Zane had collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch 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 her hands off

don’t have one because I

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

nobody has a

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

he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it to

she merely looked at it, hesitant to

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

his brows and turned to look at Tina

a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile,

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