“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.

hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the

behind us,” she answered

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

must be the one who’s slowing

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

Toby 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 at the peak with Tina on his

physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as he sat

to him, fanning

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

answer when Tyler stood between them and

his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

and she looked as though she was about

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

out of the way after throwing a death

cried, finally

piece of tissue to

answered, nodding

who

Toby and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made

he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

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

she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was

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

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

one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

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

she merely looked at

face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous

and turned to look at Tina behind

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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