“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.

suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the

us,”

two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s really

nonsense. It’s not my brother that’s the 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 really because of Tina dragging

soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing water

asked in concern

Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily.

his eyes, she staggered backward and uttered,

legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk

Tina’s eyes reddened, and she looked as though she

off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to

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

do it?” Toby

his lips, but still moved out of the way

Tina cried,

tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

and three others, who were away collecting wood

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

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in

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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

his head. “I don’t have one because

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

either,” Rebecca and Tyler

the skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has

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

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

looked at it, hesitant to

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.

and turned

a smile, Tina said, “You think of me as 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 same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed,

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