“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,”

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

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

thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

to the

when Toby arrived at the peak

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 worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as

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

Tina asked in concern as

Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

ferocity in his eyes, she

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

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

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

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

of the way after throwing a death

cried, finally

piece of tissue to

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who

and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been

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

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

a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

bring one, either,” Rebecca

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

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice suddenly echoed. “I have

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

merely looked at it, hesitant

eyes dimmed when he saw that she was tempted, and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller,

brows and turned to

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

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