It's inconsequential because no one should play this game if they actually want to continue a save where they tanked the relationship. We already know this is a rather linear game, so it's not even about getting rid of an unwanted LI. You know what I mean?I mean it's not really inconsequential if after you get that scene the game continues, for it to make sense you have to create a different path. I chose to go back for Judie, but from what people say she ends up getting saved anyway and nothing bad happens to her so you can get away with just her getting mad at you and not being able to pursue her as a love interest. In that case you can still continue with the story as if nothing really happened. With the scene with Lauren you can't really continue the story without making significant changes
I imagine Caribdis will just come up with a flimsy reason to make Lauren soldier on and continue the way he has been. Basically she will join the adventures still just the same and we just skip past any H scenes. At best, he might set a flag for it and call it up sometimes during story scenes to show her depressed self or something, but that's already more work than is necessary for a path that no one will take. Basically, even the most diehard NTR lover would not play this game on a save where she got raped. They would go play an actual NTR game lol.
So let's just move past it. Whether the dev makes it a game over or leave it as it is, it will not affect 99.9% of the players.