“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.

hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the

us,” she

“A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him

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

made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

words were soon confirmed 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

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

Toby?” Tina asked

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

ferocity in his eyes,

you?

as though she was about

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

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead

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

Tina cried, finally seeing

a piece of tissue to her, he

she answered, nodding

three others, who

Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here.

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 had completed a hike, so they were all hungry;

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

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to bring

one, either,”

nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

to send someone down the mountain with the cable car

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and passed it

merely looked at it, hesitant to

eyes dimmed when 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

turned

lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255