“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia,

us,”

man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking

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

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

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the

were soon confirmed to be true when

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

she looked as though she was about to

of her in this state 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 has nothing to do with Tina. Get out of the

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

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare

Tina cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away

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

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

to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was

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

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

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

nobody has a lighter. What

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

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

looked at it, hesitant

his face. “President Fuller, you better

turned

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

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