My Paper Wife (English)

Chapter 2

Lisa’s POV“Nanay, let’s eat now!” I called out to my mother, who was still working on handmade fans even at this hour. I frowned when I heard her coughing again and again.That cough… it’s been going on for so long. Why hasn’t it gone away?I placed the plate of freshly heated food on the table before heading to the backyard, where we usually worked on the fans.“‘Nay, come on, let’s eat,” I said, walking up to her.I held the box where we stored the finished fans. She had already filled two boxes! The buyers would be coming soon to pick them up. They usually ordered three boxes at a time. That’s more than a thousand fans made in just one month.“Let me just finish this last one, anak,” she said.I looked around at the remaining materials—there were only a few left. We’d need to restock soon. I glanced back when she coughed again.“Are you really okay, ‘nay? That cough’s been bothering you for a while now.” I walked over with concern and gently rubbed her back. She kept coughing, hol...