“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.

Looking down the

behind us,”

ladies in a hike and is

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

thinking, I have to admit that, in

reason that Toby still hadn’t made it to the top was

true when Toby arrived

down, 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 out all year round, he was still

stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

on you? Why do you

looked as though she was about

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

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me

going to do it?” Toby asked

his lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed,

answered,

who were away collecting wood

placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby,

Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but

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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done

don’t have one because I

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

either,” Rebecca and

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the

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

at it, hesitant to

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

his brows and turned to look at

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 Sonia with the

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