// Hacker Noon · 17 February 2026

He Lost Everything, Then Gambled on Himself

Chapter III introduces Alfred Westwood, a vain but calculating London clerk who once crashed into bankruptcy after reckless ambition. Refusing to fall permanently, he cleverly pressures an insurance office to secure employment and begins rebuilding his status. Now rising in Mr. Merapie’s firm, Westw...

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