Chapter 17: Can’t leave

Contract: To perform our contract with you
Consent: With your consent for specific purposes
Legitimate Interests: For our legitimate business interests
Legal Obligation: To comply with legal requirements

I sit in the corner of the small room, my back pressed against the rough wooden wall, arms crossed tightly over my chest like that’ll somehow keep me grounded. The faint scent of pine and something earthy lingers in the air—a stark contrast to the sterile, metallic tang of my high-rise office or the familiar scent of city asphalt after rain.

But none of that matters right now.