“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.

Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way,

behind us,”

him can’t even beat two ladies in a

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

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

the top was really because of Tina

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

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

him, fanning his sweat and passing water

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily.

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

you? Why

as though

wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead with

moved out of the way after throwing a death

Tina cried, finally seeing

piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

answered, nodding

others, who were away

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

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

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

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

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

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,” Rebecca and Tyler

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

contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to

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

at it,

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 accept

his brows and turned to

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

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