>Belinda's whole demeanor towards her switched when she offered
>to stake her. Before that she was just this smothering, weird,
>needy old white lady. And Belinda was kind and empathetic to
>her but you also felt the standoffishness. then it was like
>she was the key to her future, and suddenly she was legit
>happy when she called. I mean it was opportunism but i
>completely get it.

Nah Tanya was insistent about the business..she mentioned it multiple times and really pushed Belinda to seriously consider it, which she eventually did. So her demeanor change was simply hope and excited that was prompted by Tanya's hope and excitement.

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