“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.

later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

us,” she

in a hike and is taking so long to reach

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

to admit that, in a sense,

to the

confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

he placed 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 up the mountain. Even if he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat tired and was panting slightly as

to him, fanning his sweat and

Tina asked in concern as

to answer when Tyler stood between

eyes, she staggered

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

she looked as though she

him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the

looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

it?” Toby asked instead

out of the way after

cried,

of tissue to her,

answered, nodding

others, who were away collecting wood and

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

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

up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It

looking at Zane and Charles while brushing

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

his pockets and smiled awkwardly.

one, either,”

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

down the mountain with the cable car to bring a lighter, Toby’s cold voice

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

merely looked at it, hesitant to

on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us will be in

his brows and turned to look at

think of 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 Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed, please

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