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.

with a slight shake

 

are those

relatively soft. Once they’ve marked them

“I see.” Natalie nodded.

is another quarry up ahead. Let’s have a closer look.” Shane tugged on Natalie’s

a closer inspection, Natalie still could not tell the difference between that and a regular mine. Her interest

mountain. The operation was only at the stage of removing the rocks. It would be

right. It

a finger. “Why don’t you wait for me in there? I must discuss the

nodded eagerly as she was not keen on standing around out

another two hours before he had resolved everything he

hotel to check out and made their way

the following day at six

Sharon were still asleep. Natalie did not want to disturb them, so after peeping in on them, she

study while Natalie went into their bedroom for

half-past eight when she was

herself up, Natalie made her way downstairs where the children were having their breakfast. They couldn’t believe their eyes, so they merely stared at her in wonder. It

back!” they squealed as they grabbed a thigh of hers

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