“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.

minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia,

behind us,” she answered

beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s

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

to admit that, in a sense, this guy

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

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

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

Tyler stood next to him,

Tina asked

to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

“Don’t you have legs on you? Why do

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she

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

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of the

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

out of

Tina cried, finally

to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

three others, who

hands and said 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

Zane had 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 had completed a

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

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

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

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

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

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

at it, hesitant

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

turned

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

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