Dr. Daniel Jonas was a well-respected and beloved Salem citizen. He originally came to town in 2008 when his godfather, Victor Kiriakis (John Aniston) called him to treat his son, Bo Brady (Peter Reckell). Daniel was later offered a job in Salem and decided to stick around (via Soap Central). After a string of romances, he eventually fell head over heels in love with Nicole Walker and the two planned to have a family together, even though Nicole believed that she could not get pregnant.
Nicole and Daniel eventually asked Chloe Lane (Nadia Bjorlin) to be their surrogate, per Monsters and Critics. Chloe had a very strong connection to the couple as she was Nicole’s closest friend and the mother of Daniel’s son, Parker. Chloe agreed and tried to conceive the couple’s child through IVF. The first attempt was unsuccessful. However, Chloe tried again in secret in hopes of surprising Nicole and Daniel with some big baby news, per Yahoo. That attempt was successful, but Chloe found out that she was pregnant shortly after Daniel was killed in a car accident (via Soaps in Depth).
This changed everything for Chloe, who made some shocking decisions regarding the unborn child following Daniel’s heartbreaking and untimely death.
