Betrayed by Love by Hailey Hogan Read Free Book Online

sheet of paper. “You did it.” Eva jumped up and down. She hugged John and continued to jump up and down. “I’m nominated. I’m nominated,” she repeated over and over.
    Brenda said, “I hate to rain on your parade, but nominated for what.”
    John opened his mouth to say something, but Eva stopped him. “No, let me. I’m nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for not only The Best Talk Show, but for the Best Talk Show host.”
    “Congratulations,” she responded.
    “Thanks. I have a People’s Choice Award, but this is my first Emmy nomination.” She turned to address John. “Did you tell the staff?”
    “You’re the first one I told,” John responded.
    After John left, Eva reached for the phone to call Trevor but stopped before dialing the last digit. It pained her to know that although she had a successful career, she really didn’t have anyone to share the fruits of her labor with. If she really thought about it; it had been like that for awhile. Maybe Garth was right. Maybe she should think about just moving on and letting Trevor go on with his life.
    She hung up and dialed Garth’s number. “The favor I was asking. Forget it. I don’t know what I was thinking.”
    Garth responded, “You would change your mind after I got us an invitation to the party of the year.”
    Eva looked to make sure Brenda wasn’t watching her and she wasn’t. “I don’t understand.”
    “I’ve been invited to a party hosted by Tre and his fiancé and I want you to go as my date.”
    “You got to be a kidding.”
    “I’m not joking.”
    Eva contemplated the idea for a moment before responding.
    “Are you still there? I can always pull out my little black book and get someone else to go.”
    “You wouldn’t dare. Count me in. Email me the details.” Eva hung up the phone and forgot about leaving Trevor alone. She knew Garth would come through for her.
    Brenda commented. “You look like you got some more good news.”
    “If you only knew,” she responded, as she logged on her computer to wait on Garth’s email.
     
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    Garth could kick himself for agreeing to attend the party with Eva. He hadn’t planned on it, but when he heard Eva’s voice, he couldn’t resist an excuse to spend more time with her on a social basis. What he was doing was playing with fire. Trevor had no idea what both women were up to and he debated on whether or not to warn him.
    “Man, life is good,” Trevor said, after bursting through his office door.
    “You need to learn how to knock first.”  Garth hit the send button in his email to Eva and turned off his monitor as Trevor took a seat across from him.
    “Whatever. I just came by to tell you that I just got off the phone with our next big client. We’re to handle security at the Grammy’s.”
    “Good job man.”
    “It was your proposal that got us in the door.”
    Garth stuck out his chest. “Well, you know I can’t take all of the credit.”
    “True, true. It was a team thing.”
    “We do make a good team,” Garth admitted.
    “Since grade school.”
    Garth felt guilty about not telling him about his plans on crashing his party with Eva. He thought about how to break the news to him. “There’s something I want to tell you.”
    “Me first.  I’ve decided to let Eva go.”
    “For real.”
    “No. But it does sound good doesn’t it.” Trevor laughed.
    Garth didn’t. “Tre, you need to let her go and this is the last time I’m going to say it to you.”
    “What man in his right mind would give up having Eva Ward? Man, do you know how many men wish they were in my situation?”
    “Sometimes you disgust me. Eva is a human being. She does not deserve to be used.”
    “ Eva is selfish. Always has been. If she wasn’t, it would be her I’m marrying and not Cheryl.”
    “The only person I see being selfish is you. Don’t you think your future wife deserves all of you and not just a piece of you?”
    “I didn’t want to get you all up in my business,