CEO's Passion: Love by Mistake

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 of his

those for,

spots that are relatively soft. Once they've marked them out, the excavation can

“I see.” Natalie nodded.

quarry up ahead. Let's have a closer look.” Shane tugged on Natalie's

the difference between

was only at the stage of

right. It was

wait for me in there? I must

nodded eagerly as she was not keen on standing around out in the

another two hours before he had resolved

couple then returned to the hotel to check out and made their way to the

down in J City the following day

asleep. Natalie did not want to disturb them,

way to the study while Natalie went into their bedroom for a

half-past eight when she was

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