“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

words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak with Tina on his

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 tired and was panting

to him, fanning his sweat and passing

asked in concern

he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily.

his eyes,

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

reddened, and she looked as though she was about to burst into

and he wanted to continue when Toby broke him off, 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

“I’m speaking up

are you going to do it?” Toby asked

still moved out of the way after throwing

cried,

to

answered,

others, who

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

ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that,

heat up the lunch which they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were all hungry; it was time to prepare the

and Charles while brushing her hands off after she was

shook his head. “I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

smiled awkwardly. “Sorry, I forgot

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

“So nobody has a lighter. What are

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

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

merely looked at it, hesitant to accept

“President Fuller,

his brows and turned to look at

smile, Tina said, “You think of me as such a narrow-minded person, Mr. Lane. It’s just a lighter, and I’m not so petty as to be

from Toby’s hand. “Okay, I’m taking it, then. Thank you, Miss Gray and President

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