The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo: Chapter 46 Summary & Analysis

Back in the present, Monique asks Evelyn if that was truly the end of her relationship with Celia. Evelyn says it was, and even though Three A.M. was a huge hit, it wasn’t worth it. Don won an Oscar for it, but Evelyn wasn’t nominated, even though she deserved it—her part was too explicit for the Academy to reward it. She’s still angry that she spent years being shamed for playing that role, despite it making money for so many people and enlightening the public about female pleasure.

Monique asks Evelyn whether her bisexuality affected her relationship with Celia, suggesting that she lost her due to her relationships with men. Evelyn rejects that idea: she lost Celia because she cared more about fame than her relationship. Being bisexual had nothing to do with her loyalty; she just couldn’t stop using her body to get what she wanted. Though Celia could be cruel, she tried hard to outweigh that cruelty with goodness, but Evelyn couldn’t give Celia more than 50 percent of herself. She trusts Monique to clearly communicate that it was her many failings, not her bisexuality, that ruined her relationship. She assures Monique that she’s not a good person. When Monique protests, Evelyn tells her she’ll change her mind very soon.