Angela had been wiping the corners of her mouth when Richard took the canteen wordlessly and gulped down some water.

She paused and gaped at him

incredulously as a fleeting thought crossed her mind, Does that mean we indirectly kissed? A pink flush crept over her cheeks, and she wondered how he could so readily drink from the same canteen she had used mere seconds ago.

Oblivious to her thoughts, Richard shrugged on his backpack and pointed to the tallest summit in the distance. “That will be our destination, so let’s move!”

Her eyes widened at the sight of the summit, which looked grayish-blue under the thin layer of mist that shrouded it. “I’m sorry. Are you suggesting we climb all the way up there?”

“Yes, how astute of you,” Richard drawled

sarcastically. He raised a brow at her and asked snidely, “You’re not scared, are you?”

for his trap, Angela snapped, “Of course I’m not scared!

“Then,

with sweat, Richard did not look the

tossed aside the

give up; her pride and

reached a slope that inclined at a

Richard threw an amused look over his shoulder at

Angela said,

to perish on my own, she thought, cheering up considerably. “You know, you didnt have to apologize to me last night,” she began hesitantly, her exhaustion compelling her to re-evaluate

at him. Her face was flushed, and her eyes were twinkling with mischief. She looked so bright and beautiful at that moment that even the wildflower field around them

eyes, she playfully tugged on his arm and pulled him close to her. The poor man was already in a daze, and the sudden pull made him take one step closer

so close together that the tip of Angela’s nose nearly pressed up against his chest. She had only wanted to tease him for fun;

for a second before looking up to see the perfect, sumptuous

Angela rose on the tip of her toes, and before Richard could react, she gave

had already pulled away from him and ran away like a

him. Of all the ways

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