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Chapter 57

           "Youdaredsaythattohimaboutme?"

           "Whynot?It’strue,isn’tit?Ibelieveheheartilyagreedwithmebut,ofcourse,hewastoomuchofagentlemantocomerightoutandsayso."

           "It’salie!Iwillsellthemtohim!"criedScarlettangrily.

           Untilthatmoment,shehadhadnoideaofpartingwiththemills.Shehadseveralreasonsforwantingtokeepthemandtheirmonetaryvaluewastheleastreason.Shecouldhavesoldthemforlargesumsanytimeinthelastfewyears,butshehadrefusedalloffers.Themillswerethetangibleevidenceofwhatshehaddone,unaidedandagainstgreatodds,andshewasproudofthemandofherself.Mostofall,shedidnotwanttosellthembecausetheyweretheonlypaththatlayopentoAshley.IfthemillswentfromhercontrolitwouldmeanthatshewouldseldomseeAshleyandprobablyneverseehimalone.Andshehadtoseehimalone.Shecouldnotgoonthiswayanylonger,wonderingwhathisfeelingstowardherwerenow,wonderingifallhislovehaddiedinshamesincethedreadfulnightofMelanie’sparty.Inthecourseofbusinessshecouldfindmanyopportunetimesforconversationswithoutitappearingtoanyonethatshewasseekinghimout.And,giventime,sheknewshecouldgainbackwhatevergroundshehadlostinhisheart.Butifshesoldthemills

           No,shedidnotwanttosellbut,goadedbythethoughtthatRhetthadexposedhertoAshleyinsotruthfulandsounflatteringalight,shehadmadeuphermindinstantly.

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