The court filing arrived on a Tuesday in late February.
Dra. Tavares called before Camila could read the documents herself, which was how she knew it was significant.
"Sofia's legal team has filed a challenge to the estate provision," her solicitor said, with the composed directness Camila had come to rely on. "On the grounds that the original surrogacy contract was invalid due to fraudulent misrepresentation — specifically, that Camila entered the contract while concealing the intent to retain the child."
The sentence required two readings to absorb fully.
"She's claiming I planned this," Camila said. "From the beginning."
"She's claiming the contract was entered under false pretences, which — if it could be established — would complicate the estate's recognition of Daniel's standing
