Four years later
The sky in the United States was dreamily blue.
Sunlight refracted on the swimming pool's surface, crystal-clear to the bottom, sparkling and shimmering, presenting a scene where the water and sky were of one color.
In the spacious private swimming pool, a figure glided through the clear blue water, each movement eliciting admiration; to the unknowing observer, they might mistake them for a swimming champion.
"Tsk tsk... Kevin, there's no need to get your body in such good shape if you're not going to use it!" Oliver Hilton, lying on a sun lounger by the poolside, whistled teasingly.
Kevin Cliff, who had been on the opposite side, turned around; in a matter of ten or so seconds, he had emerged from the water in front of them and gave Oliver a cold glance before getting out of the pool.
Oliver and Grant Greenwood exchanged a look, signaling to the two female companions at their side to approach.