“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, “By the way,

behind us,” she answered

ladies in a

Tina, for sure. She must be the

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a

hadn’t made it to the top was

true when Toby

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

to him, fanning his

Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

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

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

you?

and she looked as though she was about to burst

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. Get out

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

still moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t cry

answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood and

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

retracted his gaze, but before that, he

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,

at Zane and Charles while brushing

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about

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

one, either,” Rebecca and

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

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

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

looked at it,

in Charles’ 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 anything from you. If your fiancée gets jealous again, all of us

and turned to

Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over

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