“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,

behind us,” she answered

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

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

her brows, thinking, I have to admit that,

to the top was really because of Tina dragging

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

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

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him,

Tina asked in concern as

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

in his eyes, she staggered backward

Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you?

eyes reddened, and she looked as though she was about

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 out of the

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

going to do it?” Toby

his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried,

of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

three others, who

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

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s

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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands

have one because

awkwardly. “Sorry,

either,” Rebecca and Tyler

has a lighter. What

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

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

at

smile on his face. “President Fuller, you

brows and turned to look

and I’m not so petty as

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