Samantha had just returned from the dock and Timothy happened to return too. Could he have gotten off the cruise ship just moments after she did?
In that case, Timothy had recognized her from the beginning and deliberately gave her that money? Was that why he followed her back as soon as he gave the money?
Could it have been a coincidence instead, and Timothy came back from the party because he was pissed at having lost?
Samantha was initially not the hesitant kind of person who allowed her thoughts to run all over the place. Her character leaned more toward decisiveness, but when it came to Timothy, she had no choice but to be cautious because there were too many uncertainties about him.
She thought that Timothy loved her very much when they were together two years ago. Unfortunately, what she eventually received from him was utter embarrassment and a tremendous amount of hurt.