“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

us,” she answered

a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler

to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit

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

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

answer when Tyler stood between them

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was

him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up

do it?”

moved out of the way after

cried, finally seeing

to her, he

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who

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

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

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

and Charles while brushing

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

awkwardly.

didn’t bring one, either,”

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter,

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

merely looked at it, hesitant to

“President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to

his brows and turned to look

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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