This Time, I Will Get My Divorce, Mr

“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

behind us,”

can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be

I have to admit that, in

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at

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

to him, fanning his

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she paced

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

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

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

and she looked as though she

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 wanted to carry

his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and

do it?”

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

cried,

to

answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and stones,

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

merely glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in

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

and Charles while brushing her hands off after she

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

felt his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

either,”

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

the mountain with the

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

looked at it, hesitant

and he stood up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter

turned to look at Tina

I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something