I visited my daughter in Korea after she married a Korean man — then I overheard her husband speaking Korean with his father, unaware I understood every word My daughter, Emily, moved to South Korea for work a few years ago.
That’s where she fell in love with a man named Joon, and not long afterward, they got married.
Joon always spoke English with me. When we first met, I thought he was wonderful.
He was kind to Emily, attentive, and caring. I was happy for my daughter.
Then, a few years after their wedding, I decided to visit Emily. I missed her terribly.
Joon and Emily met me at the airport, and I was incredibly happy to see them.
Emily settled me into the guest room and told me that she’d invited Joon’s parents over the next day so we could all spend time together as a family.
I’d only met Joon’s parents once, at the wedding, and they seemed like lovely people.
