Felix had been so excited last night that he completely forgot to text Melissa and let her know he would not make it to work. After all, once the refining process started, he could not stop, even if he wanted to.

It was supposed to take a full day and night, but to his surprise, it went much faster than expected.

" Looks like you've just decided to throw in the towel," Melissa huffed as Felix walked into the clinic.

Before he could respond, five men with menacing expressions barged into the clinic.

"Who's the doctor here?" one of them demanded.

Felix glanced up calmly. "That would be me. Are you here for treatment?"

The group leader, a young man, stormed over and grabbed Felix by the collar. "So you're the doctor? You've got some nerve, being this young and running a clinic! I'm shutting this place down today."

Felix stayed calm, but Melissa was not having it. "Hey! What's that supposed to mean? Explain yourself!" she snapped.

The young man sneered, motioning for someone to st