The Divorce Test
EnglishPublished Nov 12, 2026
The Divorce Test 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
On Hazel Sterling's first day of kindergarten, her mother shows her a small green booklet and tells her that only Mommy will pick her up from now on. Her father packs his bags and leaves, and Hazel grows up mocked as a fatherless child, bullied by classmates and punished by teachers. She endures it all, believing her hard work might bring her father home.
When she is accepted into her dream university, she overhears her mother on the phone with Arthur: the divorce was never real. It was a test to see whether taking away one parent's love would make Hazel self-reliant and well-behaved. Her mother then announces that her father is coming back and that he has decided to forgive her for getting into Yale.
Realising that years of suffering were a deliberate scheme, Hazel decides that if her parents love fake divorces so much, she will give them a real one.
Opening
"Hazel, from now on, only Mommy will be picking you up after school."
I instantly understood what that meant. Crying, I ran forward and hugged my father, who was packing his bags.
"Daddy! I don't want you and Mommy to get a divorce!"
"I want to ride on Daddy's shoulders! I want to go to the amusement park with both of you!"
Issue contents
- Part 1Free here~1,270 words
- Part 2Free here~870 words
- Part 3Free here~880 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 Divorce Test 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 Divorce Test 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 595290 — it takes you straight to this story instead of the app’s front page.
- What is the code 595290 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.