“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.

later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By

behind us,” she

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

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the

to the top was

be true when Toby arrived at

he placed her down, Tyler helped him to take a seat 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 a person weighing around a hundred pounds up the mountain. Even if

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern

stood between them and

in his eyes, she staggered backward

say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him

reddened, and she looked as though she was about to

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

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to get out of

going to do it?” Toby

moved his lips, but still moved out of the

Tina cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her, he cooed, “Don’t

she answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who were away

and Tina, Zane placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey

him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his

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, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare the

and Charles while brushing

have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?”

awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

bring one, either,” Rebecca

skies helplessly, Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a

someone down the mountain with the cable car

metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up,

at it, hesitant to accept

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 will

his brows and turned to look at

It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the

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