“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

enough, Tyler’s words were soon confirmed to be true when Toby arrived at the peak

demanding task to carry a person weighing around a hundred pounds

to him, fanning his sweat

Tina asked in concern

flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood

ferocity in his eyes, she staggered

have legs on you? Why do you need him

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

“That’s enough now. Stop lecturing her. I was the one who wanted to carry her. It has nothing to do

in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and

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

moved his lips, but still moved out of the way after

cried,

tissue to her, he cooed,

she answered,

then, Sonia and three others, who

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

quickly, he retracted his gaze, but before that, he pretended to look

they had brought to the top. It was getting late and everyone had completed a hike, so they were

a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her hands off after

head. “I don’t have one because

and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,”

nobody has a lighter. What

quiet, and while Sonia was contemplating to send someone down the mountain with the cable car to bring a

a metal lighter which looked very expensive, he got up, walked to

looked at it, hesitant to accept

face. “President Fuller, you better keep your lighter away. We don’t dare to accept anything from you. If your

brows and turned to look at

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

from Toby’s hand. “Okay, I’m

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