“I’m taking care of two sick babies alone,” she said.

“Then act like a mother and put them to bed,” Cole said.

“Don’t call this number again tonight.”

The line went dead with a sharp chirp.

Lauren tapped the screen to stop the recording and saved the file with its timestamp.

He had no idea she had seen the photo sent from his phone at eleven forty-seven.

He had no idea she had proof he was at the Plaza Hotel.

She emailed the audio file to her lawyer’s private address and walked into the master bedroom.