“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

us,” she

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

must be the

I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy

the top was really

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

Tina asked

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

the ferocity in his eyes,

you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk by

and she looked as though she was about to

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 her. It has nothing to do with Tina. Get

speaking up for you and you want me to get

it?” Toby

out of the way after throwing a death

cried,

to her, he

answered,

three others, who were

hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made

glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted

the stones 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 hike, so they were

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

one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

either,” Rebecca and Tyler

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

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

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

merely looked at

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

brows and turned to look

a smile, Tina said, “You 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

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