Clarice took the coffee. With winter approaching, the cold weather made holding a hot coffee in hand feel perfect. However, Clarice's hands trembled slightly. "How is Aunt Merry now?" Clarice asked. Hunter was silent for a moment. "She's fine, living in a nursing home now." "Is she sick?" Clarice was quite surprised. Aunt Merry was only in her fifties, younger than Mr. Arnold, and it seemed too early for her to be in a nursing home. Hunter nodded. Clarice thought for a moment. "I want to visit her." Aunt Merry was a gentle yet distant stepmother. After she married Brandon, Clarice spent most of her time boarding at school and didn't have many opportunities to interact with her. But during later upheavals, it was Merry who held the family together and arranged her father's funeral.

