(KTLA) — A surrogate mother from Florida says she felt disregarded and essentially discarded after the child she carried for a California couple who are now facing charges did not survive.

“I think what hurt me the most was that I feel like the baby was abandoned — and I was too,” said Perla, 31, in an interview with Nexstar's KTLA, as new details emerged in the bizarre case.

Perla said she was told that Silvia Zhang, 38, and Guojun Xuan, 65, of Arcadia, Calif., had only one child and were seeking a sibling due to infertility issues. She later discovered she was one of several women who had been told similar stories.

So far, six women have come forward.

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