It's portrayed very vaguely, so it's really up to interpretation.
Some say nothing really happened and she just felt overshadowed and manipulated by the brother. Others believe he abused her on top of the manipulation.
But frankly the author never explains explicitly.
I'm of the belief that her past with the brother is of a more severe nature, due to her actions and reactions painting a picture of a severely traumatised young woman...
But I also believe that the author is very deliberate with leaving the past up to interpretation, so that a younger audience aren't shocked by the story, but an older audience see the darker themes of the story.
Can someone explain what her past brother did to her ? Im a little confused