Scarlett is now at home, pacing as she goes over the events of the day. Scarlett listens to the sounds downstairs for Rhett to come home, for she fears his wrath. Scarlett decides that she needs a drink and heads downstairs. When she sees Rhett in the dining room, she quietly turns to go back upstairs, but he stops her. Rhett is very drunk and angry.
Rhett asks her how it feels to have Melanie cloak her sins for her. Rhett tells her that he would crush her head if it would get Ashley out of her mind and he explains that he did not care if Scarlett gave Ashley her body, but does mind that she offers him her heart and her mind, which Ashley does not want. Rhett admits that he is.....
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