“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.

few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

behind us,” she

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

that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a

Toby still hadn’t made it to the

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

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

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

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

answer when Tyler stood

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you

as though

her in this state frustrated Tyler even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

going to do it?” Toby

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way

cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered, nodding

three others, who

the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement,

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

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; it was time

at Zane and Charles while brushing her

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

bring one, either,” Rebecca

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

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

she merely looked at it,

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 of us

his brows and turned to

think of me as such 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

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