Dr. Sullivan didn’t even look up. "It was due to premature birth complications."

Because Emma was an older mother, the hospital had recommended inducing labor early, so the child was technically premature.

However, Evelyn had seen the baby herself—she was the one who had carried the child out of the delivery room.

The baby looked healthy, not like those frail, underweight premature infants. It was plump and sturdy.

At the time, ...