“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.

it to the

to be true when Toby

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 slightly as

next to him, fanning his sweat

asked in

eyes flew open, and he was about to answer when Tyler stood between them and glared at Tina angrily. “Do you think

his eyes, she staggered

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

she looked as

even more, 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

at him in disgruntlement. “I’m speaking up for you and you want me to

you going to do it?” Toby asked instead with

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

Tina cried,

of tissue to her, he

answered, nodding

then, Sonia and three others, who

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

glanced at him nonchalantly and ignored him. Very quickly, he retracted his gaze, but

up a stove, Sonia was preparing to 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

does anyone have a lighter?” she asked, looking at Zane and Charles while brushing her

“I don’t have one because I don’t smoke. What

his pockets and smiled awkwardly. “Sorry,

one, either,”

lamented, “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

lighter which looked very expensive, he

merely looked at it,

was tempted, and he 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

brows and turned to look at Tina

I’m not so petty as to be jealous over something like this.” Turning to Sonia with the same smile, she continued, “Miss Reed,

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

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255