“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

behind us,”

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a

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

I have to admit that, in a

the top was really because of

to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on

was a physically demanding task to carry a

next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water to

asked

and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

“Don’t you have legs on you?

reddened, and she looked as though she was about

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

Tyler spun his head around, looking at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

still moved out of the way after throwing a death stare at

Tina cried, finally

a piece of tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered,

Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

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

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

the lunch which they had brought to the top.

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

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

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

bring one, either,” Rebecca and

up into the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to

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

out a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

at it,

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

turned to look at Tina

so petty as to be jealous over

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

Comments ()

0/255