The aristocrat is definitely the one that put the curse on her, ordered his hired men to capture her while the curse is still under effect, but she managed to escape and eventually saved by our MC.
Its been like 2 years? 3 years? since I posted the title here. But well, after brainstorming further and literally scraped everything and start anew, I can finally post this for the world to see. I hope you guys enjoy reading it!