The Cost of Company
EnglishPublished Oct 13, 2026
The Cost of Company 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
Chloe's grandmother Eleanor, sixty-five, abruptly announces she is in love with a twenty-five-year-old man named Kyle and leaves her quiet husband Arthur behind, taking her suitcase and heading for New Orleans. Arthur, who built bridges and speaks in blueprints, is left polishing his glasses with trembling hands as Eleanor calls him useless and tells him to stay out of her business.
When Chloe and Arthur follow her, they find Eleanor draped over Kyle in public, handing him thick wads of cash. Kyle calls himself her boyfriend and demands Chloe call him Grandpa, while Eleanor insists she has earned the right to spend Arthur's retirement savings on the man who makes her happy.
After Eleanor's death, Kyle corners Chloe outside a hospital cafeteria, demanding five thousand dollars a month in alimony for the emotional support he gave her, and stages a public scene when she refuses. Chloe pulls out her grandparents' marriage certificate and tells him to start by paying back every dollar Eleanor ever spent on him.
Opening
“I provided your grandmother with months of emotional support,” he said, cornering me outside the hospital cafeteria. “Now that she’s gone, it’s your turn to show some respect. It’s not much, just five grand a month. I’ve already texted you my Venmo. Don’t be late.”
I actually laughed, shot him a look of disgust, and turned to walk away.
Issue contents
- Part 1Free here~840 words
- Part 2Free here~390 words
- Part 3Free here~1,190 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 Company 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 Company 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 vvq56 — it takes you straight to this story instead of the app’s front page.
- What is the code vvq56 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.