She did not know how the children were doing at home, and if Jacqueline had given them a hard time.

“We’ll leave tonight,” Shane answered as he sipped his coffee.

“That’s good,” Natalie said eagerly. “We would arrive tomorrow morning.”

“Wait for me in the hotel afterwards,” Shane instructed as he set his cup down on the table. “I want to go over to the diamond mine for an inspection.”

Natalie stretched lazily. “It’ll be boring for me to be alone here. Lina wanted to check out the jewelry exhibition, and Joyce wanted to go shopping for souvenirs for our colleagues. They would be too busy to keep me company. Why don’t I come along with you? I’ve never seen a diamond mine before.”

“It’s to be awfully boring.” Shane gazed at her uncertainly.

Natalie smiled. “It wouldn’t be boring if I was with you.”

Shane cheered up a great deal from her words. “Let’s go then,” he said.

“Let’s go!” Natalie jumped up and held his arm. Together, they departed the hotel.

The diamond mine stood on a hill which was close to a range of volcanoes. Very little vegetation was hardly enough to survive on its jagged surface. Natalie thought it looked very desolate indeed. That impression was somewhat subdued by the rows and rows of tents which housed bustling laborers who hoisted strange looking machinery as they went about their work.

 

“Are those detection equipments?” Natalie pointed toward the laborers.

Shane with a slight shake of his

 

those for,

Once they’ve marked them out, the excavation can begin,”

“I see.” Natalie nodded.

Let’s have a closer look.” Shane tugged

closer inspection, Natalie still could not tell the difference between

the stage of removing the rocks. It would be a long process before

right. It was awfully

wait for me in there? I must

as she was not keen

another two hours before he had resolved everything

out and made their way to the airport

down in J City the

want to disturb them, so after peeping in on

study while Natalie went into their bedroom for a

eight when she was awoken by the

the children were having their breakfast. They couldn’t believe their eyes, so they merely stared at her in wonder. It was only when Natalie called

they squealed as they grabbed a thigh of hers

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