“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.

down the mountain, he asked, “By the

us,” she answered

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

must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf

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

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

be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

her down, Tyler helped him to take a seat on a rock, and 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 pounds

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

asked in

to answer when Tyler stood

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

reddened, and she looked as

sight of her in 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

speaking

to do it?” Toby asked

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried,

tissue to her,

answered,

and three others, who were away

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

retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to

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

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

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold

he got

she merely looked at it,

he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President

brows and turned to look at Tina

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

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