“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.

made it to the top was really because of Tina

to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

physically demanding

the meantime, Tyler stood next to him, fanning his sweat and passing

Toby?” Tina asked in

stood between them and glared at Tina angrily.

the ferocity in his eyes, she staggered backward and

do you want to say?” Tyler barked. “Don’t you have legs on you? Why do you need him to carry you?

looked as though she was about

even more, and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, saying, “That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was

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

are you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

moved out of the way after throwing

cried, finally seeing

of tissue to her, he

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who were away collecting wood

placed down the small rocks in his hands and said in amusement, “Hey Toby, you finally made your way up here. It must have been

he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended

the stones Zane had 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

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

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

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot to

didn’t bring one, either,”

“So nobody has a lighter. What are we going to do

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

looked very expensive, he got up, walked

merely looked at it, hesitant to

stood up, speaking 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 in

his brows and turned to look at Tina behind

It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be jealous over

at her for a few seconds steadily before taking the lighter from Toby’s hand. “Okay, I’m taking it, then.

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