confident that this is what you want to do. why? they can do any of those four things and you do not know which one they will do.
first, this was probably done in a moment of panic. they are probably thinking about what they are going to do if they do not have you to finish up the project. secondly, they could just want to buy themselves some time so they can find someone to take your place. either way you will never know the true reason that they want you to stay.
the most important thing to think about is why you started looking in the first place. is the 