“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 asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my

us,” she

man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so

brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on

I have to admit that,

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

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when

his body to the fatigue. After all, it was a physically demanding

meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning

you alright, Toby?” Tina asked in

Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think he’s

his eyes, she staggered backward

you have legs on you? Why do

and she looked as though

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

disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you

to do it?” Toby asked instead with narrowed

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

Tina cried, finally seeing

piece of tissue to

answered, nodding

others, who were

his hands and said in amusement,

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

collected to build 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

Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was done putting up the

his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What about you?” he asked

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

didn’t bring one, either,” Rebecca and Tyler

has a lighter. What are we going to

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

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

looked at it, hesitant to

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 be

and turned to look

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

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