“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.

Despite that, something suddenly hit Tyler a few minutes later. Looking down the mountain, he asked, “By the way, Sonia, where’s my brother?”

“He’s behind us,” she answered casually.

Charles sniggered. “A strong man like him can’t even beat two ladies in a hike and is taking so long to reach the top. He’s really useless.”

“That’s nonsense. It’s not my brother that’s the problem, but Tina, for sure. She must be the one who’s slowing him down,” Tyler explained on behalf of Toby indignantly.

Sonia raised her brows, thinking, I have to admit that, in a sense, this guy really hit the bullseye.

the top was

true when Toby arrived

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 he worked out all year round, he

next to him,

alright, Toby?” Tina asked in concern as she

answer when Tyler stood between

by the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you? Can’t you walk by

reddened, and she looked as though she

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 of the

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking

going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

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

Tina cried, finally seeing

to her, he cooed,

answered,

three others, who were away collecting

hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here.

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look in

the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone

and Charles while brushing her hands off after she

“I don’t have one because I don’t

pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

one, either,” Rebecca

Sonia lamented, “So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do about

with the cable car to bring a lighter,

which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to Sonia, and

looked at it,

face. “President Fuller, you better keep your

and turned

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

a few seconds steadily before taking the lighter from Toby’s hand. “Okay, I’m taking

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