Scarlett loses her baby and is sent to Tara to get better. Rhett feels very guilty but, at the same time, he still feels jealous of Scarlett and Ashley. Rhett convinces Melanie that Scarlett should sell her sawmills to be more relaxed and that Ashley should buy them with the money that he is willing to secretly give them. Melanie is in two minds, but she finally accepts his proposal thinking of her husband, child and friend.
Later on, Rhett persuades Scarlett to sell her sawmills
to Ashley. In Chapter 13, Rhett buys Bonnie a horse so that she can start jumping. Bonnie has an accident and passes away. Rhett and Scarlett are devastated. Things go from bad to worse when Scarlett learns that Melanie is dying after giving birth to her second child. On her death bed, Melanie asks Scarlett to take care of her child and husband. In Chapter 14, Scarlett realises that she really loves Rhett and wants to spend the rest of her life with him. She tells him how she feels but he does not believe her. She knows she can win him back after she returns from the one place she has always cherished in her heart: Tara.