The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Father and Daughter is a big hit. On opening night, Evelyn imagines telling Evelyn’s mother, “We’re both out of there.” She expects Sunset Studios to move ahead with Little Women immediately, but they put her in another film with essentially the same plot as Father and Daughter. During the film’s shoot, Don visits the set during his lunch breaks. Evelyn finds she’s fallen in love with him, and Harry, who’s become Evelyn’s closest friend, gets sick of hearing her talk about him. Evelyn values Harry’s friendship because she knows he wants her to succeed as much as she does. 

Evelyn asks Harry why Ari is moving so slowly with Little Women. He tells her it’d be better if they start filming in a few months’ time. After she’s done a few similar, romantic roles, people will begin to think she can only do one thing—and then, when they see her as Jo, they’ll be delighted by her unpredictability. Evelyn knows she can’t argue: Sunset Studios essentially owns her. Harry tells her she needs to focus on making her relationship with Don official. 

The night of the premiere of Don’s new movie, he picks Evelyn up and shows her a huge diamond ring. She expected that he’d propose soon, mostly because he wants to have sex with her so badly—a feeling she reciprocates. But he shuts the ring box before she can touch it. Just as Evelyn begins to feel bitter, he tells her he’s going to propose tonight, in front of everyone at the premiere, but he wanted to make sure she’d say yes. She confirms that she will, feeling the furthest from Hell’s Kitchen she could imagine, and he kisses her passionately. When Don proposes on the red carpet, Evelyn sees Harry clapping and he gives her a wink.

An article in Sub Rosa titled “Don and Ev, Forev!” announces Don and Evelyn’s engagement and spreads the rumor that Don’s parents are delighted to welcome Evelyn to the family. The article suggests that the wedding will be “the event of the season.”