Explanation (3)

A bitter smile appeared on my face when I heard this.

This was the one question that I had been afraid of them asking because…I knew that I would have to give a hard answer.

Seeing the bitter smile that appeared on my face, they suddenly revealed worried looks.

"Is something wrong?" The three of them asked at the same time.

Their worried voice made it clear that they were concerned that I was being overloaded by getting three cases at once. But at the same time, there was a trace of warmth in their voice, as if they were touched that I was taking on all three cases at once.

The look in their eyes made it clear that they had misunderstood something…

They thought that I was forcing myself to take on all three cases just because they were cases related to them.

They thought that I wasn't willing to give their cases to anyone else.

So how could I tell them that this wasn't the case?