The Cost of Arrogance
EnglishPublished Nov 6, 2026
The Cost of Arrogance is a serial in English. Parts 1–3 are printed here in full; the story continues from Part 4 in the official app.
From Part 4 the story is in the official app — the code is in the bar at the bottom of the page.
The story
Leah has spent her career at Adrian Cole's company doing the thankless work, only to watch her boss praise Amy, a fresh graduate hired as his special assistant, while dismissing Leah as embarrassing and unimpressive. When a major pitch arrives, Leah rebuilds the proposal three times and memorizes every data point, yet Adrian bars her from the presentation room and lets Amy take credit for the work. Fed up, Leah accepts a rival offer for double the pay and hands Adrian her resignation letter.
Adrian refuses to sign, mocking her chances of finding anything better with her degree, while Amy and a team lead belittle her further. The humiliation boils over, and Leah finally fights back. Now she must decide whether to walk away for good, even as her parents, who once begged Adrian to hire her, would call her ungrateful for leaving.
Opening
On my 18th PowerPoint revision, my boss stopped me.
“Honestly, Leah, having you as a subordinate is… a bit embarrassing.”
My hand slipped on the mouse. I forgot how to undo.
“You work hard,” he went on, “but my core team needs to be impressive—like Peterson’s. Not just a cog in the machine.”
It felt like ice water poured over my head.
Seeing my face, he softened. “Don’t be sensitive. Remember that client? You froze when they asked about your college. We lost the deal because of that.”
I was speechless. He blamed me for not being “elite” enough.
Issue contents
- Part 1Free here~830 words
- Part 2Free here~440 words
- Part 3Free here~560 words
- Part 4In the app
- Part 5In the app
- Part 6In the app
- Part 7In the app
- Part 8In the app
- Part 9In the app
- Part 10In the app
- Part 11In the app
- Part 12In the app
- Part 13In the app
- Part 14In the app
- Part 15In the app
- More partscontinue in the official app
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Questions
- How many parts of The Cost of Arrogance can I read here?
- Three. Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 are printed here in full, each on its own page, and Part 3 is the last one this site carries.
- Where does The Cost of Arrogance continue after Part 3?
- In the official app. Part 4 onward is not published on this site. Install the app, open it, and enter the code 598625 — it takes you straight to this story instead of the app’s front page.
- What is the code 598625 for?
- It tells the official app which story you were reading here. Copy it from the bar at the bottom of the page and enter it after installing.
KSCR Serials prints only the opening Parts that publishers release as previews, plus basic story details. Complete stories are read in the official app.