“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down the

us,” she

strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike

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

admit that, in a sense, this guy

hadn’t made it to the top was really because of Tina dragging him

to be true when Toby arrived at

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

Tyler stood next to him, fanning

Tina asked in concern as she

answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at

his eyes, she staggered backward and

on you? Why do you need

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

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

it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing

Tina cried, finally seeing

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

answered, nodding

others, who were

in his hands and said in amusement,

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

had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed

a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while

head. “I don’t have one because I don’t

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and

helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

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

which looked very expensive, he got

at it, hesitant to

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

knitted his brows and turned

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

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