Seeing how Toby agreed to Zane’s words, Tina was filled with resentment because she knew that Zane was deliberately setting a trap for her—forcing her to hike a mountain that she didn’t want to. The important point was, she had to jump into this trap, or she would really be seen as a hypocrite.

At the thought of this, she silently cursed Zane a few times in her heart, but put on a smile on her face, saying, “You must be kidding, Mr. Coleman. All I said was the mountain is too high, and nothing about going home.”

“Oh, so you’ll still go for the hike?” Zane asked with raised eyebrows.

Nodding, she answered, “For sure.”

“Alright,” Zane said with a smirk and didn’t say anything else after that.

Looking at Tina, Toby said, “Tina, you don’t have to mind the things Zane said. If you really don’t want to go hiking, you can—”

“It’s alright, Toby. I can do this.” She broke him off and stopped him from speaking by placing a hand over his mouth.

Seeing how determined she seemed, Toby decided to drop the matter.

As Rebecca watched the both of them, she couldn’t help but shudder from disgust. “So cheesy.”

Grinning, Sonia asked, “Why is it cheesy?”

Pouting her lips, Rebecca answered, “We’re here for a hike, but look how corny they are. She’s even covering his lips as if they’re in a soap opera. I’m getting goosebumps from watching them. Isn’t it cheesy?”

Sonia turned back and stole a glance at Toby and Tina before nodding her head and laughing. “Yes, a little.”

“That’s enough, President Reed. Let’s go and stop looking at them. It hurts our eyes,” Rebecca said, holding her arm.

“Okay,” Sonia replied, and they entered the hiking entrance.

Behind everyone, Toby overheard their conversation, and his eyes turned solemn. Cheesy? Is that what we look like in their eyes?

“What are you thinking about, Toby?” Tina asked, swaying his arm.

recollected his thoughts, and his eyes flashed. “Nothing. Let’s

the hiking entrance as well. Since everyone else didn’t want to hike together with them, both of

suddenly came up with the suggestion to have a competition to see who would reach the

look at Charles, who couldn’t

stay by Sonia’s side to protect

the three men started off together in a run, leaving behind Sonia, Rebecca, Toby, and Tina to

Tina suddenly plopped herself

well and took out a bottle of water from his backpack. After he opened it, he passed it to

said with a

it to Sonia. Surprised at his gesture, Sonia turned down his offer, saying calmly, “Thanks, but no thanks, President Fuller. I’m afraid that your fiancée would have a split personality and try to kill me again if I

watched her walk away to a distance, he pursed his lips and retracted

and her grip on the water bottle tightened so much that she had squeezed it out of shape. Is he upset because Sonia turned him down? Lowering her eyes and hiding the menacing look in

with you.” After he put back the bottle of water into

she replied with a

hike, then.” He extended his hand at her with the thought to pull

she sat there without moving an inch. “Toby, I’m sorry, but my legs hurt too much. I don’t think I can walk

concern, he looked at her feet. “Did you twist

“It’s because I haven’t exercised for such

what she meant, Toby rubbed his temples, shifted his backpack to his chest from his back, and lowered

across her eyes, but it disappeared very quickly. Feigning confusion, she asked,

top,” he answered composedly, looking at

don’t think so. It’s still

Get on.”

anymore and climbed on his back. With Tina on his back, Toby started walking ahead. And soon, they

and deliberately pointed to a rock in front. “Look over there,

heads backward in reflex and were stunned

he’s actually hiking with Tina on his back. Does he think that he’s Superman?”

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