“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.

Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he

us,” she answered

ladies in a hike and is taking so long

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

admit that, in a sense, this

to the top was really because of Tina

true when Toby

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

Tina asked

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

the ferocity in his eyes, she

legs on you? Why do

she looked as though she was about to burst

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 her. It has nothing to do with Tina.

around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead

lips, but still moved out of the

cried, finally

piece of tissue to her,

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been tough

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

a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to

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

his head. “I don’t have one because I

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,” Rebecca and

lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we

while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a

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

she merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything

brows and turned to

and I’m not so petty as to be jealous

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