According to the document, a woman named Marissa Cole had carried a baby through a private gestational-surrogacy arrangement.
The child’s intended parents were listed as Julian Harper and Chloe Harper.
But there was something else.
A handwritten note had been attached to the final page.
I read it twice.
Then a third time.
“Infant transferred to hospital nursery following emergency delivery complications. Biological parentage requires confirmation before final discharge.”
My heart began pounding.
Emergency delivery?
Biological parentage?