“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.

a few minutes later. Looking down the

behind us,”

ladies in a hike

nonsense. It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s

brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in

hadn’t made it to the top was

true when

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 he worked out all year round, he was still deadbeat

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

alright, Toby?” Tina asked

about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina

ferocity in his eyes, she

you? Why do

as

Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has

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

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

of the

Tina cried, finally

of tissue to her, he

she answered, nodding

Sonia and three others, who were

placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way

nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in Sonia’s direction

collected to build up a stove, Sonia was preparing to heat up the lunch which they had brought to the

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

have one because

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

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

“So nobody has

mountain with the cable car to bring a

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he

looked at

smile on his face. “President Fuller, you better

and turned to look at

so petty as to be

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