Falsely Accused of Kickbacks, My Family Ruined Me Completely

The day I got fired from my own family's building-materials company, everyone there called me a kickback taker. So I took my savings and opened a hardware store. I'd just landed a big construction-site order when several batches of substandard wiring turned up in the inspections. The site had an accident, and the only way to cover the compensation was to sell the store. On my way home I passed the hardware store, and the lights were still on. I thought it was the new owner taking inventory.