“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, where’s

us,” she answered

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

that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on

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

hadn’t made it to the top

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

it was a physically demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the

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

asked in concern as she paced

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

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

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

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

“I’m speaking up for you and you

do it?” Toby asked instead

moved his lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried, finally

to her,

answered,

and three others, who were away collecting

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

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he

collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone

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

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

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

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

send someone down the mountain with the

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked

at

when he saw that she was tempted, 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

and turned to look

lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to

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