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The air in the office grew thick with tension as Gabriel’s voice shattered the silence. 'No! Absolutely not!' he roared, eyes blazing with fury. 'I won't let you present this nonsense to my colleagues. Are you insane, you? How dare you call this trash research?' He slammed the papers onto the mahogany desk, the sound echoing like a gunshot. 'You embarrass me. Remember your place: you are my student, not just my wife.'