i replayed the 1.2 version and Aria is still a disgusting person, her relationship with the MC is super uber toxic, she beats him, uses magic against him, denigrates him in casual conversations in front of others, exploits him emotional and financial, isolates him from other friends, and the worst of all MC is acting like a love sick puppy that still limps back to their owner after the owner kicked the shit out of it.
Bella gets somewhat redeemed without the cut scene.
But Aria is still trash if i had a friend like the MC i would force him to exit this relationship because to be honest it's just abuse against him.
her sex scene is forced femdom bullshit and she does it purely as a power play, and MC says he would be fine with being her toy WTF boy grow a fucking pair and kick her out of your life you pathetic sack.
If a man would act (like Aria) that towards a women, he would sit behind bars if her family or bystander didn't get him first.