“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.

something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain,

behind us,”

like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top.

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

admit that, in

the top

Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

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

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat

asked

was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you

she looked as though she was

when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was

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

to do it?” Toby asked instead with

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way after throwing a

cried,

piece of tissue to her,

she answered,

who were away collecting wood

in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you

and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in

lunch which they had brought to the top. It

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

one because

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I

one, either,”

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

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

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

merely looked at it, hesitant

up, speaking to Toby with a stiff smile on his face. “President Fuller, you

brows and turned to look at Tina behind

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

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