What difference does it make? Although I guess from MC's point of view he never knew that the bitch is a vile pyschopath, so all he knows her as is this pitiful bullied girl.
God, I can already feel the ending. I bet he'll never find out about any of her bullshit, apologize on top for not helping her back then, they'll get together and it'll be painted as this great happy ending of two star-crossed lovers finally meeting again. And all of her psychological control-freak stalking torture bullshit will just be handwaved away as her being confused or whatever, or swept under the rug entirely.