All Chapters of Mistaken Identity Turns Site Visit Into Murder Ride: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

10 Chapters

Chapter 1

The fierce wind scattered the words of the foreman, Howard Finch. "Is it secured? The people up there are Mr. Randall's guests."But no one paid him any attention. The man basket shot upward at a speed far beyond its safety limit. My father-in-law, Anthony Randall, went limp from the sudden sensation of weightlessness, his knees slamming hard onto the rusted metal floor.I rushed over to hold him up. "Dad, are you okay?"Anthony's face had turned bluish-purple. His lips, hands, and eyes were all trembling. That trembling was actually a whole-body spasm associated with a heart attack.Wind howled in from every direction, and the basket swayed violently."Emergency stop. Press the emergency stop," I said.I went to hit the red button in the corner of the basket. I pressed it once, but nothing happened. I tried again, but there was still no response.I crouched down to check and found that all the control cables had been cleanly severed. I grabbed the railing and screamed down at A

Chapter 2

Anisa bent down to check the bottom of her shoe, then scraped it against the ground with disgust. "What terrible luck. My shoe is dirty now."Anthony had witnessed the whole thing clearly from above. His body began to convulse violently, and his eyes became bloodshot.I turned and reached for the steel cable on the outside of the basket. "Dad, I'm going down to get the backup pills."Anthony grabbed my wrist and shook his head. He clamped down on my wrist with surprising strength, stronger than a 70-year-old sick man should have had. He didn't want me to take the risk.At that moment, a sharp electronic beep sounded from below. A black remote control appeared in Anisa's hand. "Let me show you what weightlessness feels like."The basket's brake was released remotely. Without warning, the metal cage fell into free fall from nearly 100 feet in the air. My stomach shot up into my throat, and all I could hear was the wind and the chains shrieking as they rattled wildly.When the cage

Chapter 3

I scrambled out of the basket, dragged Anthony out, and laid him flat on the ground. His forehead was still bleeding, but the color of the blood was no longer bright red. It had turned dark red, almost black.Two paramedics finally reached us. The lead paramedic crouched down and felt for a pulse at Anthony's carotid artery.Then he looked up at me and slowly shook his head. "His pupils are dilated. This is sudden cardiac death. I'm sorry. He's gone."My hands were still frozen in the compression position, suspended mid-air. It felt as if all the sounds around me had suddenly vanished. Then I heard a sound that felt both distant and close, rising from my own throat.I held Anthony's body as it slowly grew cold and let out a wail.Anisa stood about ten feet away, covering her nose as she stepped back. "He's dead, so what? Why are you screaming like that? You sound like a maniac. This is such bad luck."When Anisa saw that Anthony was indeed dead, she showed no fear at all. Instead

Chapter 4

Conner knelt in the pool of blood and shook Anthony's shoulders with both hands. "Dad! Dad, wake up. Dad, look at me."Anisa finally realized something was wrong. She moved closer and leaned in to look at the face beneath the tarp. "Mr. Randall, isn't this just that old man from the country—"She suddenly stopped speaking because she saw the way Martin was kneeling. That wasn't how a staff member knelt for an ordinary dead man. That was the gesture reserved for the head of a family.Anisa's face gradually turned pale. "This… this is impossible… Didn't you say your dad was abroad—"Conner turned and slapped Anisa across the face. It wasn't an ordinary slap. He put all his strength into it, fueled by his rage and a sudden rush of fear and regret.The force sent Anisa flying several feet backward. When she hit the ground, a bloody tooth flew out of her mouth."My ear!" She pressed her hand over her left ear and screamed as blood seeped through her fingers. Her eardrum had ruptured.

Chapter 5

We were taken to an unfinished 50-story observation tower by the seaside. The top floor had no roof, leaving it exposed to the wind on all sides, with only bare concrete and exposed rebar.Floyd had someone bring an armchair up to the rooftop. Then he personally helped me to the couch beside it and handed me a cup of hot coffee. "I'm sorry for the shock you've been through. Today, I'll settle things on Anthony's behalf."Conner and Anisa were forced to their knees.Anisa's face had swollen badly, and blood still seeped from one ear, but she kept struggling. "Mr. Randall, save me. I'm carrying your child."She clung tightly to Conner's arm as if it were her last lifeline. Conner's eyes shifted slightly.Floyd picked up a manila envelope from beside him, shook out the documents, and tossed them on the floor one by one.The first document was Anisa's actual academic record. She had dropped out of high school and had never studied abroad. Her so-called MBA from a prestigious business

Chapter 6

Two bodyguards hauled Anisa up and shoved her into the metal cage. There were no safety straps or railings inside, only a fraying rope hanging from above."Hold on tight," Floyd said.Then he pressed the winch control button. The cage was pushed over the edge of the building, hanging on the outside of the 50-story tower. Below it stretched roughly 500 feet of open air before the dark surface of the sea.The sea wind carried Anisa's screams away.Floyd lifted his finger from the button, and the winch brake disengaged. The cage plunged into a free fall, dropping from 330 feet above the water to 260 feet, then to 160 feet. At about 65 feet above the water, it stopped abruptly.The inertia sent Anisa's body jerking up from the cage floor and crashing back down hard onto the metal. A dark, wet stain spread across her pants. Vomit spilled through the gaps in the wire mesh and fell into the sea.The winch restarted and pulled the cage back to the 50th floor. Anisa curled up in the corne

Chapter 7

Conner and Anisa stood face-to-face on the narrow walkway, neither able to get past the other. They stared at each other for three seconds, then Conner reached out and shoved Anisa's shoulder.Anisa swayed at the edge of the walkway. She quickly grabbed Conner by the collar. "If you dare push me, I'll drag you down with me."She yanked hard, and they lost their balance at the same time, crashing onto the walkway. Anisa sprawled across the glass panels and dug her long nails tightly into the gaps between the seams. Conner landed on top of her, trying to climb over her body.Anisa snapped. She drove her five fingers, tipped with fake nails, straight into Conner's left eye.Conner let out a scream and rolled across the walkway, clutching his eye. Then he lashed out with his foot and kicked Anisa square in the chest.Anisa slid toward the edge of the walkway. All ten of her fingers clung desperately to the edge of the glass panels as her nails cracked one by one.Conner crawled over,

Chapter 8

Anisa's creditors took one of her kidneys and both of her corneas. From that day on, she lay on a moldy wooden bed in the dark, unable even to turn over.I stood at the edge of the rooftop and looked out at the distant ocean. The sea breeze felt chilly.I took Anthony's shattered Patek Philippe out of my pocket. The glass face had cracked into a web of fractures, and the hands had stopped at 3:17 pm. That was the moment his heart gave out.I placed the watch at the base of the crane, directly below Conner, so he could see it every day.…Six months later, in the chairman's office on the 68th floor of the Randall Group building, my assistant, Daisy Simpson, placed a cup of coffee on the corner of my desk as I finished signing the last document."Ms. Bradford, the cardiac medical center for the Elaris project is ready for its opening ceremony next week," she said."What's the name?" I asked."As you requested, it's been named the Anthony Randall Cardiac Medical Center."I nodded

Chapter 9

Anthony used to say that although Conner had been a disappointment, at least he had given him a good daughter-in-law.On the day Anthony came to inspect the construction site, he had originally planned to keep it a secret from everyone. He had deliberately worn old clothes because he knew I was there and was worried that dressing too well might make the workers uncomfortable.In his pocket, besides the nitroglycerin pills, there had also been an envelope. Inside was a birthday gift he had prepared for me in advance: a signed share transfer agreement and a handwritten card.The card had just one line. "Sylvia, thank you for marrying into our family."I sat on the couch in the living room, cradling the small wooden figure.The rain grew heavier. The maple leaves in the yard rustled beneath the downpour.I had gained control of an entire business empire and brought down everyone who had ever hurt Anthony, but he would never walk through that door again holding a bowl of hot soup, gr

Chapter 10

"As for Anisa, let her live," I said. "Staying alive matters more than anything else."The old woman clutched the glass of water while tears streamed down her wrinkled face.After she left, Daisy stood nearby, looking as though she wanted to say something but couldn't quite say it. "Don't you hate her?"I flipped open the file on my desk. "I do hate her, but Anthony wouldn't have wanted to see an elderly mother on her knees begging for her daughter. He always had the softest heart."Daisy fell silent.…A year later, the Anthony Randall Cardiac Medical Center officially marked its first year of operation, having provided free treatment to 1,300 heart patients.Among them were 400 elderly patients from rural areas. Like Anthony, they had each come close to losing their lives after missing the critical window for treatment. But they were luckier than he was; they survived.At the year-end charity gala, an elderly man who had received treatment insisted on going on stage to say a

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